Sometimes you find yourself afforded with a flurry of opportunities–graduate school, research studies, published journal articles, conference presentations, strategic committees. I’ve been grateful to pursue so many things! It’s more than I ever expected…and so is the toll it took on my health.
Over the course of 2023, I managed something like monthly updates on how I’ve been doing. Moving forward, my reflections will come in different ways. My reality is ever-shifting, which is something I thought would change once I “grew up”. Joke’s on me–turns out adults don’t actually get their way all the time!
I am immeasurably grateful for the community that has supported me on this journey. My heartfelt thanks to everyone who has sent me cards, texts, and well-wishes. It means more than you know!
Dinner with an old friend who I met on the eve of my body telling me in no uncertain terms it was quitting…and the harmony in reuniting after the dust has mostly settled from that raging disaster of an existence I was barely managing to maintain.
V. H. King's Ink 