reblog and make a wish! this was removed from tumbrl due to “violating one or more of Tumblr’s Community Guidelines”, but since my wish came true the first time, I’m putting it back. :)
My name is Valerie, I’m a teenager, and I’m chronically ill.
I’ve been sick for a decade now, and unfortunately, I tend to get all the rare and ~special~ disorders. Because of this, I currently have doctors in nine cities spanning across five states. I battle six chronic conditions, and balancing them is a daily struggle, but I’ve managed.
But my newest condition has turned my life upside down. It’s called Recurrent Subacute Thyroiditis (RSAT) and most doctors will never see a case of this in their lifetime. I luckily have found a doctor who has least seen a few cases of this before, but I am the youngest person she has ever seen with this condition.
RSAT is an inflammation of the thyroid that causes overactivity, leading to high heart rates, trouble breathing, low blood pressure, dizziness, chest pains, insomnia, fatigue, hair loss, and muscle weakness. The overactivity lasts for about 2-3 months, and then the thyroid flips to inactivity, leading to lethargy, extreme fatigue, depression, low body temperature, and slow heart rates. The inactivity lasts for 2-3 months, making this a 4-6 month condition. I’m currently in the middle of my second episode, and my first episode was just two years ago.
I am terrified. This condition has caused me to be rushed to the ER twice. This condition has rendered me so dizzy and dropped my blood pressure so low that walking is a hazard and I am in a wheelchair. This condition has prevented me from attending school since the end of October. This condition can occur again, and there is no telling when or how often.
I’ve scoured the web, posted in countless Facebook groups, analyzed research, and even scheduled a conference call with doctors in another country to try to get some answers. Not only is there no information on it, but I can’t find anyone else with it. I have support from my friends and family, but they cannot even begin to understand what this is like.
I am alone in this right now, but I know the internet is a powerful place. I’ve seen other kids with rare conditions find support and/or answers, and I thought I might as well give it a shot. Please, please - even if you don’t have this condition, even if you don’t know me, please reblog this and spread this around. I just need to know that I’m not alone in this. Even finding one person who has this would make the world of a difference.
Thank you in advance. Those who know me best know I absolutely hate asking for help, but I can’t do this alone anymore.
May you have a wonderful, soulful, and enjoyable sex and love life in 2019+. May it come at the right time and the intentions are genuine. You deserve it! 🥰😍
Aries: Vincent Van Gogh, Sunflowers
Taurus: Daria Hlazatova, Celebration
Gemini: Gustav Klimt, Lady With A Fan (unfinished)
Cancer: Alma Woodsey Thomas, Springtime In Washington
Leo: Tintoretto, The Presentation of The Virgin in The Temple
Virgo: Utagawa Hiroshige, Hakone
Libra: Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Spring
Scorpio: Caravaggio, The Beheading of St. John The Baptist
Sagittarius: Keith Haring, The Tree of Monkeys
Capricorn: Lucio Fontana, Spacial Concepts. The End of God
Aquarius: Caspar David Friedrich, Winter Landscape With Church
Pisces: Takato Yamamoto, Untitled
Cancer and Cancer, I was born fucked.
i can’t believe i was raised by 2 air signs
Happy vibes y'all
Heres the thing you gotta understand about statistics.
If your chances were previously 10%, your chances are now 18%, not 90%.
if your chances were roughly 1%, they’re now just slightly less than 2%.
thats how that works.
🔮 witch
🍁 green , lunar , sea, etc (i dont mind)
🔮 pagan or wiccan
🔮 hellenic pagan
🔮 lgbtq+ or an alley
my feeds dead and i need more witchy people 💖🔮💖
After the shower. Oil on linen. An experiment in how many water drops I could paint before I went insane. (i lost count)
Chiune Sugihara. This man saved 6000 Jews. He was a Japanese diplomat in Lithuania. When the Nazis began rounding up Jews, Sugihara risked his life to start issuing unlawful travel visas to Jews. He hand-wrote them 18 hrs a day. The day his consulate closed and he had to evacuate, witnesses claim he was STILL writing visas and throwing from the train as he pulled away. He saved 6000 lives. The world didn’t know what he’d done until Israel honored him in 1985, the year before he died.
Like to charge, reblog to cast.
It ain’t much, but at least we can try.