As if living life with a chronic illness everyday isn’t challenging enough, throw in extra activities to juggle. I’m a homeschool mom of a rambunctious 10 year old. Each year that goes by proves more mentally and emotionally challenging as a teacher. I’ve considered putting him back in school but then I stop and consider why I took him out. The bigger picture is it’s not always about me and my illness. Sometimes my illness has to fit around life. This doesn’t mean there won’t be times I have to do school from bed. It means I have a huge priority in life to show up, and that in itself gives me more and more courage to fight.