A Desert Rose InHerSoul

    Life can change at the blink of an eye, you never know what the next day, hour, minute, or second may bring. It’s important to cherish every moment because I remember when I was up walking, being vibrant and just living my life like it was golden (as Jill Scott would say!!!) and not thinking about the next moment. I worked out daily so I guess you can say I was a gym rat!!!! I was singing, dancing, and pursuing my acting career and Just waiting for the next gig. My life consisted of traveling with my girls, going out and having a good time. As I was simply just living my best life one day my body decided to change and I I begin to get extremely weak, tired all the time, losing my sight, couldn’t hold any food down and was in and out of the emergency room. Later I was diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disease that attacks the nervous system and the spinal chord, I'm now in a wheelchair going back and forth to different doctors appointments, needing to have infusions to keep ...

Sometimes I think what's the point? I think everyone has had this thought, especially when life gets hard. I've always worked hard and was very independent but life still continues to kick me in the but. We all go through are own challenges in life, some are harder than others but everyone has their own hands of bad cards that life has dealt in life but it's how you handle it that matters. People look at me and they think I have it all together and are impressed or inspired by the way I have handled life since becoming paralyzed in 2010. The truth is... when you see me smiling and being positive its the God in me that keeps me going. I've always had a motto of "I am able, I can, and I will" and giving up because life keeps throwing mud in my face is no excuse. I am going to give you my back story for those that do not know.  In May of 2010 I became extremely ill with severe weakness in my limbs, to make a long story short I was in and out the hospital with the...