Sonia Beltz is a former digital editor for Love What Matters based near Dayton, Ohio. She holds a bachelor’s degree in English and Creative Writing from the University of Iowa. In her free time, you can find her writing, reading, or researching random historical facts online. Follow her on Instagram at @skatbel.
“She smiled and laughed the whole way home. For a whole day, people saw her like we do—as so much more than just a girl in her wheelchair.”
“Health is personal and subjective. That’s why this is all about BALANCE.”
“I fell asleep from the pain and woke up feeling like I had been hit by a bus. I would never, ever wish this upon anyone.”
“I’ll tell my story for those who think it will never be them.”
“The positive can seem so far away, but we are all worth being ‘Mommy’ one day.”
“I looked different, I felt different—I felt like I had lost my whole identity to this diagnosis.”
“I remember lying on a mattress on the floor in a filthy room with an overflowing ashtray, blankets stuffed in the windows, praying to God for better days. Those days came.”
“I tuck him in every night and snuggle him on Sunday afternoons during Netflix binges. He is my dream come true.”
“‘Congratulations, you have Tourette’s.’ I watched my beautiful, strong child completely crumple.”
“I no longer wanted to be the ‘smallest’ version of myself. I had a new addiction, I wanted to have the biggest glutes, quads, and hamstrings I could naturally grow.”
