For the disabled or otherwise severely medically challenged, how do you separate laziness from genuinely being too sick to do something?

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1. Lazy is living in filth.

   Too sick/tired is letting the garbage can overflow a bit.

2. For me, or when dealing with my wife, I found comparisons to be useful.

   If I (or she) had the opportunity to do something else that was usually fun, exciting, desirable – would we make the effort for that?
   The difference between “too tired/sick to get out of bed for work” and “too tired/sick to see my favorite band or comedian” might be laziness.

3. Usually whether or not I’m in the hospital.

4. For myself, lazy is when i have the ability to do something but choose not to.

   To differentiate between the two can be difficult, some days are easier than others. Other days i am stuck in bed, and am in so much pain it is difficult to move.