IMO - the term "sick" often evokes pity from others. I do not receive, nor do I want, anyone's pity. Sure, people in my life watch over me but MI is an affliction that deserves understanding and not the solemnity involved with being seriously ill. Furthermore, pity only drives the MI further into the recesses of our souls where it should never be. We begin to feel badly for ourselves. BP should rest *comfortably* close to the surface so it can be managed and accepted by the one who carries it carefully with dignity.