Props to Naga Munchetty, the BBC news presenter, who has gone public with her experience of dealing with a chronic womb condition which causes excruciating pain. 28 million people in the UK are estimated to be living with chronic pain. It’s debilitating. Far too often, people are encouraged to mask their pain and health conditions, for fear that employers and colleagues will think less of them, and more importantly, less of their capabilities, if they fess up.
28 million is double the amount of people who identify as being Disabled in this country. It’s over 40% of the population. Can you even imagine if every single one of us living with chronic pain, which is a disability, stood up for our human rights, and also claimed the benefits we are entitled to to help us live our lives with a little more ease?
Can you imagine how the Government might respond to that many ‘burdens’ upon society, without the penny still ever dropping that we ARE society?
