"... I have realized that during illness certain human experiences are intensified,
and four feeling in particular: betrayal, terror, loss, and lonliness."
~Michael Stein
Life by the Numbers
We go through life with numbers as the way we identify ourselves to the world. We get grades, telephone numbers, employee ID numbers, etc and all so we can create an identity. When facing an illness the numbers that often matter the most are those derived from your lab tests. We often gauge how we're feeling based on the number, but it's only an indicator. You should use the numbers on the lab tests as guiding principles not the barometer of how you feel!