Being in the dark, there's a real weight to it. It's heavy.

Every day I have many choices to make about who I want to be.

Maintaining my dignity is so important for me.

Contemplating Christmas when you are isolated and far from home brings its own unique pain.

I've realized that the world is, in essence, full of banana peels - loaded with things that may unwittingly trip an internal wire in my mind, opening a floodgate of fears without warning.

I know firsthand how critical support systems are.

I'm afraid of elevators, because they are an enclosed space, but I get in.