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Dear Twenties.

I turned 30 last week. I know, what?! Also, I have a chronic illness and first started having health issues when I was 20, and it’s not easy to sit with the fact that it’s officially been 10 years since having my first headache, that still hasn’t fully gone away. 10 birthdays of being in … Continue reading Dear Twenties. →

caroline Blog., chronic pain, community, Gritty Stories., suffering Leave a comment October 16, 2021May 8, 2022 1 Minute

Girl With Chronic Illness Goes Camping.

This weekend, I went camping--a really, really great example of diving into an activity that, on paper, doesn't make a whole lot of sense for a gal with health issues. The whole thing, as most traveling is for me, was a big question mark. Can I do this? Am I going to make it both … Continue reading Girl With Chronic Illness Goes Camping. →

caroline Blog. Leave a comment August 23, 2021October 18, 2021 1 Minute

The Question That is Terrifying.

We humans try pretty hard to make others think we are OK, don't we? When someone asks us how we are, we say "good" and immediately scan our lives for the positives so we have something happy to say. If we do experience a genuinely happy moment, our first thought is to post on social … Continue reading The Question That is Terrifying. →

caroline Blog. Leave a comment May 8, 2019October 18, 2021 2 Minutes
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Having a chronic illness has taught me there is joy in vulnerability and a beauty in sharing our suffering. It forces me, daily, to choose to believe the fact that I am loved for who I am and not what I do- that I can keep showing up, because I still matter and my life still holds meaning, even when it's so different than I imagined it would be. It's taught me to choose grit. 

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Grit: courage and resolve; strength of character.

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