"If you have not yet been hampered by a symptom or health condition, then you have not faced the true reality that millions of people suffer daily and are often deprived of the ability to function and live life to the fullest. Such is the reality for the chronically ill, who struggle to find an answer to the question of why they are ill. It's impossible to know unless you've been in their shoes, and you won't know until you experience it yourself.