Sickness is part of being human because no human being is perfect. As long as we live, one sickness or the other must find its way into our life. All we need do is go to a di tor and get treated
Sickness can not be associated with a particular class or caliber of people, every living thing is susceptible to sickness so it's not abnormal or unusual for one to get sick
However some people view sickness in a different light, they think it's for the poor and wretched, some other people see sickness as a sign of weakness or imperfection; of course, we are all weak and imperfect, what's so special about that?
Some people go to the extent of hiding their sickness from others, they don't want even their closest neighbor to know what they're passing through. They keep hiding their sickness until it kills them
It's not wise to hide a sickness like that. Its true people can be so stupid and foolish to laugh at people with some kind of ailment, but that's not reason enough to hide your sickness even to the extent of suffering and dying in silence while pretending like everything is alright.
There's a saying in my place that if you expose scabies of the anus it will heal faster. Some people around you have experienced one ailment or the other if you expose the sickness to them they'll help you by giving you a solution, but if you keep rising it from everybody, no one will know what you're suffering and you could die of the sickness
I'm not ruling out the fact that every human being has pride and sometimes our pride won't let us expose our weaknesses. I will not also rule out the fact that stigma is real. The majority of the people that know about your weakness will use it against you, they will mock you and make you feel less human, but that's the worst they can do, they can't do more than that.
If you hide your weakness because of what some misguided people will say or do then you cause yourself more harm than the sickness can do to you. Even the person that makes a mockery of another person is not perfect, every individual is ladened with one sickness or weakness or the other. No one is immaculate, no one is completely free, that's the fact
Be mature and bold enough to own up, fight your weakness head-on like a soldier, don't be ashamed of it. Some people you are hiding it from are even suffering worse things that you never know about. Being bold helps you find a solution fast, it also helps other people find the courage to go through their battle
Never hide it because of some random individuals who can neither offer a solution nor make you better, be yourself, be bold and courageous