4/21/2026

I was in the middle of listing off my tasks of the day on my post-it

The words became fuzzy

Takes a moment, but I realize I’m crying

Then I’m sobbing

There is this overwhelming warm wave over my body

It starts from the top of my head all the way down to my toes

Every.single.muscle.releases

I’m drained…

Every cell in my body is exhausted

I’m so fatigued

I feel exposed

Similar to when I got my cast removed from my leg

I was so use to what was there

I wasn’t aware of the muscle atrophy or the grey…flakiness skin…

She gave me this final puzzle piece

It was like someone giving me credit for sucking it up

For figuring it out all on my own

And it gave my body permission to release…

I had the answer

And I had a witness…