I’ve spent my whole life listening to people tell me all the things I SHOULDN’T be able to do - but I did them anyway. Living with chronic pain or a chronic illness is like a full time job. It doesn’t help when there are people who don’t believe you or try to understand: or worse, people who are “faking” or “attention seeking” and invalidating those who need help. Those who battle with life daily - especially with connective tissue diseases - are constantly told that something is weak or may feel weak. I’m here to tell you that you are RESILIENT: constantly bending without breaking, recovering from challenge after challenge, and here you are. If I can help along the way, that is what I’m here for - caring for my fellow zebras (or medical unicorns) and anyone else who needs me.