What does sick look like?

What does a sick person look like? The reason I ask is because I had a conversation with a total stranger yesterday and I told them about my Lyme disease. They were very nice and understanding, but said to me "but you look good, you don't look sick". I asked her what sick looked like (I probably sounded like a nut, but oh well). She replied with anxiety, "well your eyes are not sunken in, and your color is good". What? That is what a sick person looks like?
I said that many Lyme patients do not look sick therefore are misdiagnosed often as having mental health issues.

I realize that all around me are sick people that I may not notice because they look well. I know a few people with Diabetes that look perfectly fine, but alas they are very ill.

So maybe that person who just cut you off in traffic is chronically ill? Maybe the rude cashier has a pain disorder and that is why she is so grumpy? Maybe the guy at Dunkin Donuts has neurological Lyme disease and that is why he forgot my cream cheese?

I usually get really mad and impatient (maybe Lyme rage) at these people, but maybe I need to slow down and think about others for a minute. Perhaps I am not the only one who is sick?
Sick people do not wear name tags that say, Hi! my name is Melissa and I am sick with Lyme disease.

I think we get so focused on ourselves we forget about the people around us

Melissa