#invisibleillness

Surviving kept me alive. Thriving is teaching me how to live. “You became who you needed to become in order to survive. Now it’s time to become who you need to become in order to thrive.” 🌻 A Quick Note Before We Begin Every once in a while, something unexpectedly makes us stop and think. For me, this diary entry began with a quote I stumbled across while scrolling. I almost kept…

“The more I learn about autoimmune diseases, the more I realize how much I never knew.” 🎵 The Soundtrack for Today’s Diary Entry As I sat down to write this diary entry, “I Can See Clearly Now” by Johnny Nash started playing in my head. No, the song isn’t about autoimmune diseases. 😂 It simply reminded me that understanding something can completely change the way you see it. Twenty years…

“The hardest person to convince I was disabled was myself.” 📖 A Quick Note Before We Begin For years, I shared the polished pieces of surviving chronic illness. I wrote about survival, resilience, and hope. But there were parts of the story I wasn’t yet ready to tell. Now, I’m sharing the reality behind them. 🖤 This is my reintroduction. The raw version. The honest version. Because…

When Crohn’s Changed the Conversation Just when I thought Myasthenia Gravis had won this month’s battle…the story changed. “Anything you can do, I can do better…” That classic song kept playing in my head as I reflected on this latest chapter because it perfectly describes what living with polyautoimmunity sometimes feels like. Just when I thought Myasthenia Gravis had taken center…

“Invisible illnesses don’t always stop us from making memories. Sometimes they simply change what those memories look like.” 🌅 The Morning Started Before the Adventure For weeks, I had been planning to go to Foodie Land. I had already mapped out which food trucks I wanted to visit, mentally spent money I probably shouldn’t, and convinced myself this was going to be a fun day filled with good…