From Light to Dark

I remember walking slowly and growing tired easily.

Those were the earliest signs

that something was wrong.

The answers came years later when I was diagnosed with a life threatening illness

and to break my heart even more,

so was my sister.

This story is the beginning;

it captures the years I spent in survival mode, the years where I held my precious life

in my tired hands, protecting it from storms that I couldn't hide from.

Writing became my escape, even if only temporary.

These simple words became a light in a place where it didn't exist.

I hope after reading this you understand that it's okay to feel your pain.

It's okay if you have to go through the darkness a thousands times, it's okay if you

take a thousand tumbles, but I hope you always find the courage to look for the

light, even if you're afraid it's hiding somewhere you'll never find.