Thanks so mucj for posting this!! I also suffer from the "But you don't look sick - act sick" syndrome. I am only 44 and justslightly overweight and always put a good face on before I go out in public. But I have had 5 back surgeries and am in chronic pain. I also have a teenaged daughter with a developmental disability. Some days I spend with her doing her Special Olympics activities cost me 2 days worth of "spoons" at the other end. It is really difficult dealing with the odd lookks from acquaintances and strangers when I climb out of my car in the handicapped spot, or tell someone that I am on permanent disability at such a young age. Trust me - you can't always judge a book by it's cover - so try not to judge if you don't know the whole story.
Thanks for listening.