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<blockquote data-quote="ladybird64" data-source="post: 1000795" data-attributes="member: 29023"><p>Strictly speaking - yes, I suppose. I had it last year and of course, that particular adjective wasn't applied. Too busy fighting for my life to care and quite frankly, I wouldn't have given a monkeys. There are negative connotations connected with that word anyway, evil and bad so it's understandable why it's not used. Anyway..</p><p>I have allergies - I'm allergic. I have asthma - I'm asthmatic. I had agoraphobia for thirty years - I was agoraphobic. I wear glasses for myopia - I'm myopic. Seriously..life is really, truthfully too short. At times I am absolutely defined by the illness, when I was bedridden having chemo and radiotherapy, or when I was in intensive care with asthma. Most of the time I'm not. I. Don't. Care.</p><p>If you don't like the terminology used, complain. Simples<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ladybird64, post: 1000795, member: 29023"] Strictly speaking - yes, I suppose. I had it last year and of course, that particular adjective wasn't applied. Too busy fighting for my life to care and quite frankly, I wouldn't have given a monkeys. There are negative connotations connected with that word anyway, evil and bad so it's understandable why it's not used. Anyway.. I have allergies - I'm allergic. I have asthma - I'm asthmatic. I had agoraphobia for thirty years - I was agoraphobic. I wear glasses for myopia - I'm myopic. Seriously..life is really, truthfully too short. At times I am absolutely defined by the illness, when I was bedridden having chemo and radiotherapy, or when I was in intensive care with asthma. Most of the time I'm not. I. Don't. Care. If you don't like the terminology used, complain. Simples:) [/QUOTE]
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