I can’t believe it’s been a year... I’ve debated posting something like this for a really long time, out of fear of judgement and having to relive my illness. I feel like it’s time for me to face it and share my story. January 13th, 2023, I became very ill with very severe GI issues. I spent 3 weeks in the hospital and was sent home with an nj feeding tube where I was receiving all my nutrition. After 3 months of seeing no progression in any medication or treatment I went to Mayo Clinic for a second opinion. I spent the rest of my junior year online barely able to complete it. All summer of 2023 I saw no improvements. I was malnourished and very weak. On August 31, 2023 my GI symptoms increased. I was having a hard time tolerating my feeding tube. My doctors then decided to place a PICC (peripherally inserted central catheter) line in my left arm. As result I got 3 life threatening bacterial infections twice in one month. I thought I might die on October 13, 2023 because of my bacterial infection and malnourishment I was having a hard time breathing and my fever stayed at 102 degrees for 3 days straight, but this is was only making me stronger. I spent a total of 50 days in the hospital my first semester of my senior year. During October I got put on a medication that is considered a “miracle drug”, and boy it was! The frustration was that it took several endoscopy procedures to even get the medication approved. It took about 5 injections but then it started working. November 2023: I ate my first meal in 10 months with very little symptoms. From then on my progression kept improving!! I heard this quote the other day ”Health is not valued till sickness comes”, this is so accurate. If someone told me a year ago from now that being sick like this would be my future I would have valued my health so much more. I believe that God will always have a plan in place. After having some reflection I’ve seen that when life it felt so impossible it was possible. My hope is that after reading this, you can remind yourself when you have a “impossible” moment you can make it possible.