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One Month as a European.

I've been living in Europe for one month. I've been living in Europe for one month? Time is flying and I don't even know how that's a thing, but whatta packed month of beauty it has been. Post-family wedding in Italy, I returned to Lourdes 2.5 weeks ago to start volunteering. From the multi-abilities among … Continue reading One Month as a European. →

caroline general, Lourdes. 1 Comment June 23, 2022July 6, 2022 4 Minutes

Oh the holidays.

The holidays. They just have a way of bringing to light all of our suffering, don’t they? Something about all my siblings being in one place while eating and drinking food I knew too much of would put me in the hospital while discussing the way their lives and families have grown and changed left … Continue reading Oh the holidays. →

caroline Blog. Leave a comment December 4, 2019October 18, 2021 3 Minutes

Suffering is Not Popular.

Do we ever see pictures of the chronically ill on the cover of a magazine? Is "I am sick" ever a slogan used to win a presidential election? Are the students who are too sick to go to school the same students voted prom queen and class president? The answers to these questions may not … Continue reading Suffering is Not Popular. →

caroline Blog. Leave a comment March 12, 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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