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But how can you be an athlete when you are sick?

Training through chronic illness - living life on the edge. I'm living a double life. My superhero persona goes to the gym and lifts enormous weights. She's vital and has her life together. Endless to-do lists in a bullet journal, juggling work and kids and being an athlete and performer with theatrical effortlessness. Then there's the secret side people don't see, where I lie on the sofa in my flare day leggings and fleece , clutching a cup of tea for the slight relief the warmth affords my stiff, clawed hands. I know I'm not the only one. I know a lot of athletes living with chronic illness. Outwardly fitter and busier than the average person, inwardly wracked with pain and fatigue. There are two ways people tend to interpret this. Either we are not as sick as we claim, or we are stupidly putting our health at risk doing sport that seems counter-intuitive to our well being. The reality is a lot more complicated. I wanted to formulate a decent answer t