My Beautiful Trauma

She was adopted from Romania in 1990 at a few months old, was rejected by her adoptive family, was diagnosed with SLE (lupus), underwent severe treatment, and was later on diagnosed with more health conditions. She suffered a stroke at twenty-two. She was diagnosed with other various illnesses. This is her journey of trying to figure out her belonging from a broken upbringing.

When she tells people her story, she’s always told that she has a lot of resilience, but she has never understood what it means. According to the Oxford Dictionary, resilience means “the capacity to recover from trauma.” Her life has been full of events that will challenge and inspire many!