Life with chronic illness | The parts people don’t see
I’m Rob Nunnery. I’ve won 19 pro pickleball titles and I also live with Crohn’s and a colostomy. Chronic illness shrinks people quietly. Plans change. Energy disappears. Bodies stop cooperating. Most of us carry it alone. This newsletter is a record of what it looks like to keep living anyway.
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The Tree and the Clouds (and Me)
Published 12 months ago • 1 min read
Hey there, Last day in Manila. I played padel early this morning with the crew, then grabbed breakfast after. It’s the most social I’ve been in a long time. I’m not always great at that. I usually default to staying in, keeping to myself. But this week has reminded me how much better I feel when I’m around good people and out in the world. This morning's reading from The Zen Monkey and the Lotus Flower... There’s a tree that envies the freedom of the clouds. The clouds envy the strength and...
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