Goobers Coping With Chronic Illness in Second Haven
Summary
In Second Haven this announcement reflects on parallels from the Chronic Illness Symposium and frames the Goobers as a lens for shared experiences of fatigue, pain, and brain fog. It asks the community whether Goobers have coping customs or if rest and connection remain in tension and invites members to join the poll.
After attending the Chronic Illness Symposium, it really sunk in how similar our experiences are. Not in terms of symptoms (although there's a lot in common there) but in terms of social and emotional realities.
Of the three peoples of Second Haven lore (the Goobers, Bobots, and Nakan), the Goobers embody our experiences with chronic illness. They are warm and kind but often struggle with fatigue, pain, and brain fog. It creates this tension between a desire for social connection and the need for rest.
So I have a question for you all. Do the Goobers have ways of coping with this experience? Or do they find that, quite often, there is no solution? Do they have customs or norms that make both rest and connection easier to attain?
One more day left for the poll above
POLL: How do the Goobers cope with chronic illness?
The Goobers
