I have received many emails and Facebook messages lately asking me essentially the same questions:

“How do you pace yourself?”  “How can you exercise with POTS?”  “How are you able to work?” “What helps you the most to manage your POTS and EDS?”

Hi.

My name is Katie and I have POTS and EDS.

They say the first step is acknowledgment.

Well, this week, I forgot that major minor detail.

I love pictures.  They can capture so many memories; so many emotions; so many moments in time.  I have learned that sometimes they tell the whole story and sometimes they leave much of the story out.  

My Father-In-Law always assures me that “everything will work out.”

So far, he has been right.

My future with teaching has been extremely stressful this summer.  

I slept for 10 hours last night.  That is huge.  Gigantic.  A relief.

I know I have kept quiet for a while.  I would rather write about how well I am doing than how much I am struggling.  But sleep gives me perspective,