Alicia M Dorn

Whether you’ve been newly diagnosed or have been living with an illness for a while, you’re trying to push through the best you know how. But every day is still hard because your body feels sick from aches, pains or other symptoms. You brace yourself for the worst to happen, because that’s unfortunately been your “new norm.” You miss being your old self – the one that could “do more things.” Now, you feel like a failure in many areas of your life. The smile you wear covers what you really feel – alone, worried, helpless and angry. All of this has taken a toll on you emotionally and you want to feel more in control of your worries.