Taylie

Taylie

“I feel extremely lucky. I feel lucky that I get to walk my dog, go to the grocery store, watch the sunset, hang out with my friends, go to dinner with my family, and simply wake up in the morning, especially since there was a time where I wished I wouldn’t wake up. I didn’t…

Ellie

Ellie

manage you do chronic is the word they give you when you’ve run out of options“learn to live with it” they say, no cure – just pain managementso manage you do you push down the fear of what the future holds,the grief of what you’ve lost in the past you’ve had to grow up too fast  the…

Brittany

Brittany

“After years of praying for purpose, purpose surely came and it came in hot! In September of 2019, my whole life changed when I heard the words ‘You have multiple sclerosis’. I know this may sound bizarre to many, but this was the most powerful catalyst for what would soon transpire in my life. A…

Mireille

Mireille

“There are things I have to do that are hard to imagine my peers doing. Frequent lab work and speciality visits. Trips to the pharmacy for refills. Filling out my pill container for the week. Then there are the more intimate worries: do I feel sick because I didn’t get enough sleep? Why do my…

Dianna

Dianna

“In 2014, I was 25 years old living in Westchester County, NY, which is 35 minutes outside of Manhattan. I am a native New Yorker. I was working in Greenwich, CT when I noticed strange things happening to my body. I am now 34 years old living in Los Angeles and operate 2 businesses birthed…

Micaela

Micaela

“Being chronically ill (I have Lyme disease, several co-infections, Morgellons, mold toxicity, parasite overgrowth, Candida overgrowth, and Hashimoto’s) has steered me towards life with greater purpose. I am so much more compassionate and have more empathy for others, am gentle with my body, and started my two businesses out of my illnesses. The first business…