remission

{03.26.2020}

one year ago today, i was dancing to a song titled "warrior" by demi lovato. i did not know when Mary choreographed & taught that piece that the song would be so important to me now. i don't know why, but i particularly loved that piece of choreography. my mom picked me up that day, she'd been crying. she told me that they had results in from tests that showed crazy off-the-chart levels of inflammation in my body...i had ulcerative pancolitis. throughout this past year, i've seen that so many people who struggle with this disease call themselves warriors...and they are. and that day was just so perfect, with the song, and the dance, and that was the day i found out ... in the past year, i have battled with stomach pains, being sick to my stomach for no reason, having to adjust to a completely new body image because of medicine, & fatigue all the time... and now, exactly a year later, i have the words "now i'm a warrior" close to my heart to show myself that i will keep fighting, no matter how hard some days are. this disease turns people into warriors and i'm so happy to say after a year that this is something i am proud to fight for💜