Invisible illness

You couldn't drive the 5 hours for your friend's birthday and friends just peel away because "You don't look sick." You do your best, sometimes too much and pay for it later, but no one even knows. You long for someone who sees not what you can't do but your bravery, your strength, your determination, one who loves the real YOU and understands. One who knows how you suffer even though "You don't look sick,"