Lucky to be loved
Like many young girls I fantasized about falling in love, about meeting the right person who just completely gets me. Growing together, buying a house together, the big white wedding and starting our own little family. My teenage years were spent creating mood boards on Pinterest, pinning my favorite wedding venues, the aesthetic for my future home and wondering what this mystery person who would walk into my life would be like. But when I was diagnosed my dreams were shattered, I spent countless hours in therapy grieving the fact, which I thought to be undeniably true, that 'no one is going to want me now'. That was my internalized ableism. I thought I was broken, and who's going to want that? It's been just shy of 10 years where I've been working on changing this thought pattern, I've met so many amazing people who have taught me that I am worthy of friendships, a romantic relationship and so much more. I'm eternally grateful to all these wonderful indivi
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