“The strongest people tend to smile even during their toughest times. Smiling is a psychological symbol of strength. Keep Smiling.”
“Keep Smiling.”
“It is what it is.”
Those two phrases have been my life quotes for the past three years which have been the hardest of my life so far. I know I have not been alone during these years because I have had a great support system behind me.
I have had so many life changes from getting married to the love of my life then two weeks later getting hospitalized for two months and then four months recovering at my parents because of horrible diseases that came on quickly and I thought ruined my life.
Life has not been easy. Life has been like a rollercoaster. There are many ups and downs. It seems like there have been more downs than ups during these trying times. I have held on tight to the handlebar and haven’t been surprised with the new twists and turns. It just seems to go along with the way my life is going now. Bad news doesn’t really surprise me anymore.
It seems like life over the past five years has been nothing but medical issues. I had my first major surgery in 2019 having my gallbladder removed and more problems have become known since then. I have been diagnosed with flesh-eating bacteria, HS (hidradenitis suppurativa), PG (Pyoderma gangrenosum), PCOS II (Polycystic ovary syndrome non-insulin resistant), PTSD (Post-traumatic stress disorder), anxiety and depression. Life is a lot. These disorders are a lot on one person. Especially to be thrown at you all at you in a short amount of time.
Even with all these issues and life-changing events, I have kept smiling. It has not been easy. I have been thankful that this happened to me and not to someone else. My life has changed. I am not the same person I was before all this happened. I still had a smile on my face while going through all these changes because that's who I was. That is who I thought I had to go back to being. I had to forget all I went through because I was supposed to be the Marcie that everyone knew and loved. But the old Marcie is no longer the same person. I am no longer the same person because of all the life changes. But that is okay. We have to grow and change to continue living life.
I keep smiling because there is someone out there who sees my struggle and sees that I have made it through some of the hardest challenges in my life so far. I may have changed from the old me to a new me, but I am still smiling.
“Always keep smiling because your smile is a reason for others to smile.”
-Unknown
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