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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What Fudo Taught Me About My Ostomy
Published 11 months ago • 2 min read
Hey friend, In today’s story, a water buffalo named Fudo complains about the yoke on his back. It’s heavy. Restrictive. Makes him feel trapped. But when a monk explains that the yoke is what allows him to work, to help others, something clicks. The yoke isn’t the problem. Fudo’s resistance to it is. That landed hard this morning because it’s exactly how I’ve felt about my ostomy. And if I’m being honest, still feel sometimes. The bag can feel like a weight. Like something I didn’t ask for...
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