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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

What it Really Feels Like.

I don't want to write about this topic. Looking my pain in the face and confronting the reality of the impact it has on my life is almost too much to bear. Also, I just think it's kinda boring. But, I'm doing it. I'm going to write about my current reality.... for 3 reasons: To … Continue reading What it Really Feels Like. →

caroline Blog. Leave a comment July 3, 2019October 18, 2021 3 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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