What does 'getting better' mean?

Enjoyed this episode? Send Kerry a text From the moment you become chronically ill, all of the focus is on 'getting better' but what does that mean? And more importantly, how do you know how much recovery is actually going to be possible for you? The most common expectation is that 'getting better' means getting back to normal, they way you were before. But getting back to normal and exactly the way you were before may not always be a realistic or achievable goal and even if it is...