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Is There a Gene Issue in Your Eye?
"I was completely numb to it and I didn't really want to talk about it for a long time." You interpreted the decision of your parents as one of you to just have the time to be a kid. It's taught me that there are things that can be kinder to someone in a long term sense than sharing that short term honesty. Despite the knowledge that you have from your parents now about your condition, my sense is that the muscle memory from a lifetime of convincing others you don't need help is hard to break. The thought of asking anyone for help never occurs to me.