Hi, I’m Sherry. Thank you for visiting my blog and reading some of my writing. It’s not easy for me to share my writing. Actually, it’s terrifying! I want to push past the fear and let my voice be heard. I am so appreciative of others who are courageous enough to share their stories–they help me feel less alone. So, therefore, I am drawing upon their strength and sharing my stories. These essays are very personal and raw. I can’t hold back and sensor myself in my writing because, if I were to do that, it wouldn’t feel real and if it doesn’t feel real, then what’s the point? Perfectionism be damned!

I am a 56-year-old mom, wife and new grandma(Gigi). I have been dealing with chronic illness since I was a teenager. I’ve lost most of my eyesight. I still have some useable sight in my left eye, but had to have my right eye removed when I was 51. Yikes! I now have a prosthetic right eye. It’s pretty cool. I have many diagnoses with Multiple Sclerosis, Uveitis, Depression and Anxiety at the forefront. I live with debilitating fatigue–it’s brutal to say the least.

I very recently discovered that adoptee trauma is an actual thing. It’s a BIG thing. No, wait, it’s a GINORMOUS thing! I started listening to podcasts and books by brave souls that are addressing the issues we face as adopted people. I was absolutely blown away by the validating words I was hearing. Adoptee trauma information ended up being a key to a lock in my brain I didn’t know was there. It opened me up and gave me permission to start pouring my soul into writing about my life. Let’s just say it turned me upside down and inside out. I’m still trying to wrap my head around it.

If you ever feel like listening to me talk, my friend Melissa Platt and I recorded a 10 episode podcast about life with chronic illness, sight loss and hearing loss. It’s a very heartfelt podcast with mostly laughter and some tears. It’s called “Senseless! The Podcast”. I was also on an episode of the chronic illness podcast “This Is Not What I Ordered” with Lauren Selfridge. It’s a great podcast for the chronically ill(or anyone for that matter). My episode is titled “Learning to Love My Own Heart”. Both of these are on all of the platforms where you can listen to podcasts.