I gave up hope of a cure for my chronic condition. And it’s made me happier than ever before | Keith Kahn-Harris

For 30 years, I tried to fight' it. In the end, I found relief in embracing my identity as a person with a disability

In my second year at university, I came down with the Epstein-Barr virus, and I expected to fully recover. Sure, I knew it would take longer than recovery from a bog-standard cold, but no more than a few weeks.

At first, my optimism seemed warranted. It was the Easter holidays and my parents took good care of me. The fever only lasted a few days and I was out of bed within a week or two. I made it back to university for the summer term; the only difference was that my parents carried my belongings from the car to my room.