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Happy May 🌼

I want to first start off with welcome to Super Normal Body. My username on TT & IG is @supernormalbody

There’s something about the turn into May that feels like a quiet promise, longer days, softer air, the sense that maybe, just maybe, things are shifting. I’m holding onto that feeling this year, even if my version of “blooming” looks a little different.

Living with chronic illness has a way of bending time. Some seasons feel like they stretch forever, especially when your body is stuck in a flare, a waiting period, or a loop of appointments and unknowns. And yet, somehow, we still arrive at moments like this… new months, new milestones, new chances to hope.

This June, I’m facing a tubercle osteotomy knee surgery. It’s one of those things that’s both daunting and necessary, the kind of step you don’t exactly want to take, but you know it’s part of moving forward. Recovery won’t be quick or easy. In fact, it’ll be a long road. But I’ve done hard things before. Living in this body has made sure of that.

At the same time, celebrating feeling better from my hysterectomy January 2025. It’s strange to look back and realize how much has happened, how much I’ve endured, and how much I’ve learned about patience, resilience, and redefining what progress really means & healed!

And then.. and finally there’s a light I’ve been waiting for: I got into the POTS clinic. After nearly five years of waiting, I’ll be seen in September. Five years of symptoms, questions, advocating, and holding onto the belief that answers would come eventually. That moment is finally on the horizon, and it feels huge. Not because it solves everything overnight, but because it means I’m not stuck in the same place anymore.

Right now, though, things are a little rough. I’m dealing with a kidney infection, and the pain has been… a lot. The kind of deep, relentless discomfort that makes everything else feel heavier. I’m doing everything I can to stay out of the hospital which include: resting, hydrating, listening to my body, even when it’s frustratingly loud. Fingers crossed 🤞 that I can manage this at home.

If there’s anything this season is teaching me, it’s that hope and hardship can coexist. You can be in pain and still look forward to something. You can feel overwhelmed and still be moving forward. You can be tired,so incredibly tired, and still keep going.

So this is my “Happy May.” Not perfect, not easy, but real. Full of uncertainty, yes – but also full of quiet strength, small victories, and the stubborn kind of hope that refuses to let go.

getting through the hard days – hallelujah 
here to the things we’re still waiting for – hallelujah 
here’s to May—however it shows up – hallelujah 

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