From Light to Dark

I remember walking slowly and growing tired easily. Those were the earliest signs that something was wrong. The answers came years later when I was diagnosed with a life threatening illness and to break my heart even more, so was my sister. This story is the beginning; it captures the years I spent in survival mode, the years where I held my precious life in my tired hands, protecting it from storms that I couldn't hide from. Writing became my escape, even if only temporary. These simple wo...