I got diagnosed with a lifelong autoimmune disease, ulcerative colitis, in June of 2019. I’ve been hospitalized twice since then, and I’m still struggling to get the symptoms under control. For the past few months, I’ve been on a heavy dose of corticosteroids to alleviate my symptoms, which unfortunately don’t make me super buff, but …
I’ve often identified as someone with a permanent pair of rose colored glasses. I would pride myself on the ability to see the best in people. I chose to see the world for what it could be, and refused to see it for what it actually was. I thought that deliberate naivety was a strength. …