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It shames me so much that I so often miss work because I'm ill. Not so much miss it, I suppose, as postpone it; today and yesterday have been a write-off, but I hope to make up the hours on Wednesday and Friday. I do sometimes lose whole weeks, though, and I already bring in a tiny enough bit of income as it is. I hate phoning or emailing my boss to let him know that, yet again, I won't be putting in an appearance. He's unfailingly good about it, thank gods, but it makes no difference to my cringe level.

It's hard to strike a balance being knowing your limits - it's unlikely I'm going turn our back yard into a small farm - and just giving up. I found a useful Web page on coping with chronic illness which talks about needing a "fighting spirit". I think mine needs some new bullets or something.

Here's a thought

Do other species have some equivalent of aphasia?