Merry Christmas… from a text?!

[damdepression]

Merry Christmas!

So Christmas Eve I was able to get out and over to my Sisters house. My Brother was here from Washington. It was great to be able to spend time with them however, they like to drink to much and I participated- the next day my head was pounding like never before and my vision keeps going in and out! I passed on seeing them on Christmas and now I feel everyone is mad at me. I don’t think they understand the dangers of drinking with Fibromuscular Dysplasia in my Cerebral Arteries and Aneurysms. I’m old enough to make my own choices and I am old enough to know that I don’t want to sit and watch everyone get drunk while being sober alone! I have the fear already that clusters my head all day of “is today the day my brain bleeds out”… I don’t think they understand how that impacts someone’s life! It’s crippling.

My question is, was it wrong to not go back on Christmas?

[Marysblue]

You have to take care of yourself, others don't fully understand chronic illness most times.