If you are reading this, you most likely live with some form of chronic illness. October is Dysautonomia Awareness Month. I have a form of Dysautonomia called POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome). I have written numerous blog posts explaining what it is if you would like to know more. But this year I am writing […]
Do you feel broken? Lost? Depressed? Confused? This is for you. ❤️
There she stood with her heart racing, hands sweating, and her stomach tied in knots. It wasn’t unusual for her to feel this way. She had lived most of her early years anxious over the smallest of circumstances. For her, it was normal to live with anxiety. She did not have a name for […]
Have the whispers of the enemy bombarded you until you see no hope? Have you given into the lies of the enemy? Do you feel paralyzed in your situation? If you answered yes to any of these questions, God has laid this blog post on my heart to share with you. I have been studying the different names for […]
If you find yourself feeling lonely right now, as though no one understands, you are not alone. Your journey is yours to walk, that is true. But, how you choose to walk the tightrope known as Pots is your choice. I am not speaking of the physical symptoms you are unable to control. I would […]
Talk about a loaded question…”How are you doing?” Well, let’s see. How am I really doing? How do I want to be doing? Or how do we move past this question the quickest? It’s not you, it’s us. Yes, I realize that is the best breakup excuse ever. But genuinely, we mean it. We don’t […]
There is a significant measure of strength one must ascertain in order to withstand the elements of daily life when living with chronic illness. The mental fortitude one must tap into takes great aptitude as well as sheer will. You never know the depth of strength you have within until you have no other option […]
In a moment, a simple breath, life as she knew it disappeared. How can you go from being active to suddenly bedridden? This unexpected turn of events generated more questions than answers. Had she known even an ounce of information as to what had transpired, she may have responded accordingly. But she was blindsided. An […]
There was a knock at the door. In walked the doctor. I had been in the hospital for eight days having numerous tests run to find the source of my illness. At this point, I had searched for eight long years to find a diagnosis. The only reason it became imperative to find the answer […]
Yes, I was the girl who spent way too many years trying to fit into a “dress”. My perfectionist complex reared its ugly head in nearly every aspect of my life. But let’s use this example since I literally wanted to fit into the dress. I wanted to be the perfect size. In my mind, […]
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