Bath Shower Ha Na

MONTREAL — It was not quite 10 minutes after he had kissed the blue court, thanked the Montreal crowd and waved to his mother — who anxiously sat in the corner, behind the baseline and above the wall. It was not long after he’d left the court, to the kind of thunderous roar that Jarry Park had reserved for a Bill Stoneman no-hitter or Gary Carter home runs . It was not quite 11:00 on Thursday evening, after he’d passed the throng of hundreds waiting for him along the outdoor concourse, through a dark tunnel into an indoor building and a plush, empty, carpeted locker room . It was not quite 10 minutes after the greatest accomplishment of Denis Shapovalov’s young life that this 18-year-old stood shirtless in the middle of that locker room with his physiotherapist, Nick Martichenko, his coach, Martin Laurendeau, and Canadian Olympic doctor , Nick Sauve, and breathlessly wondered aloud , “What the hell just happened?” And nobody in the room could really answer his question. Canadian tennis...

If you have a chronic illness that is often “invisible,” it can be difficult to explain to others just how sick you really feel. Many symptoms such as pain and fatigue can’t always be seen, while others can be hidden under clothing or makeup or by simply staying home . But regardless of whether or not you can “see” someone’s illness, it is important to recognize that everyone’s struggles are valid. To shed some light on the reality of living with an “invisible” condition, we asked our Mighty community to share photos that show what it looks like to have an invisible illness. If people look closely, they may find that “invisible illnesses” aren’t necessarily so “invisible” after all. Some may have more visible signs or symptoms of illness than others, but all are equally deserving of understanding and compassion. Here’s what the community shared with us: 1. “When the pain is so high… You can just be in bed and crying because the pain is so high. The autoimmune disease rheumatoid arth...