What happens when illness bec
Among the symptoms that chronic-
describe, “brain fog” is the one e
trouble thinking and focusing,
fusion. There’s fatigue, the kind of e
might make it feel too arduous to g
Then there’s pain—headaches,
pain, pain that won’t go awa
does go away—it comes and
nausea. Or your eyes hur
attacks, or bladder issues.
Illustration by Art Handler