Since I was a little girl, I’ve dreamed of seeing Leia wield a lightsaber on the big screen. At the Hollywood premiere of The Rise of Skywalker, that dream came true. Carrie was, and remains, an inspiration. I admired her openness about her mental health challenges when I was teenager and could barely bring myself to talk about my depression with my closest friends. She fought the stigma of mental illness for all of us. I’ve been in and out of the hospital (currently in) over the past month for what the doctors’ best guess is an infection in my knee, and Carrie remains that bright spot I think of when I need the strength to get through painful procedures that channel the Death Star interrogation scene. Remarkably, my mental health has remained solid through all of this, despite the frustration of being a medical mystery. I like to think that space mom is looking down on me and keeping my sense of humor intact. Also, when I’m out of the hospital I will resume shipping the 3D printed rank badge kit I designed for this costume, which I will mail for free to folks in the US who make a donation of $10 or more to @aclu_nationwide . I’ll share the printable pdf pattern for the jacket for this costume with anyone who makes a donation of any amount to the ACLU. I can share that file from my hospital bed so there’s no waiting on that one! I’ll put a link to more info on those in the comments. #lightsabersforleia Thank you to @glyn__dillon for this amazing design, and to @jjabramsofficial and @praisethelourd and everyone else who brought us Leia with a lightsaber on the big screen! @sabermaidens @bondartemple @alderaanbase @rebellegion_kjo @officialrebellegion #spacemom #forcarrie #carrieon #leia #princessleia #princessleiacostume #jedileia #jedileiacosplay #leiaorgana #generalleia https://www.instagram.com/p/CGmrqnpj0OX/?igshid=1rmec7ln474pt
