Last week, I hosted an online session on invisible conditions and family dynamics. What struck me most was not the medical questions but the emotional ones. People wanted to understand why caring for someone with a non-communicable or unpredictable condition can feel so heavy, and why families often find themselves caught between love, fear and frustration. It reminded me how deeply chronic conditions shape the emotional climate of a home, and how rarely we acknowledge the people who carry that weight. In Zambia, and in many communities of colour, we are taught that caring for others is part of our identity. We cook, check in, advise, organise and support. It is cultural muscle memory. Yet the emotional reality of caring...