The road here
My life has been shaped by things no one can see on the outside. Living with invisible illnesses means explaining symptoms that others never notice, and carrying a story that rarely fits into polite conversation. These are the reflections I have written along the way — honest, personal, and sometimes vulnerable.
Neurologic Lyme disease
One of the biggest parts of my story is my experience with neurologic Lyme disease. I have written about it across a two-part series of personal reflections, sharing what the journey actually felt like rather than anything clinical. Those writings are collected in Lyme Disease Resources, along with insights and support gathered from my own experience and reading.
Living with non-epileptic seizures
Another chapter of my story is living with non-epileptic seizures. I wrote about this candidly in a post titled “Unabashedly Me — Living With Non-Epileptic Seizures,” part of my ongoing series of reflections on seizures and episodes, chronic illness, and invisible illness.
Healing is still hard, and I am still healing. Writing it down is how I keep moving.
Finding joy and gratitude
Alongside the difficult parts, my writing keeps circling back to joy, acceptance, and gratitude. Posts such as “Illness and Healing — Finding Joy in the Journey” and “Positivity, Acceptance and Gratefulness in Tow” are reminders to me that a hard story can still hold small, good things.
My reflections also reach into faith, depression, family, poetry, sarcasm, and everyday life — including a piece titled “A Middle-Aged Woman Who Lives In A Box,” dated February 21, 2023. If any of this resonates with your own story, I am glad you are here.