"Not butterflies and rainbows. This is hard stuff."

Update: 2025-08-20

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Nikki has lost her vision due to a rare autoimmune disease. While she appreciates positive bits of advice and encouragement, she also stays grounded in the struggles she's facing and knows others do, too. She's feeling the loss.

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"I didn't have to figure it out on my own"

2025-09-17--:--

"I don't want to give up"

2025-09-0304:29

"Not butterflies and rainbows. This is hard stuff."

2025-08-2004:49

"You tap into other things when you lose some vision"

2025-08-0603:18

"I had a lot of anger ... and learned to let that go"

2025-07-2304:44

"It's a work in progress"

2025-07-0903:08

"I think I can"

2025-06-2504:23

"I haven't given up"

2025-06-12--:--

"Makes me feel less isolated"

2025-05-29--:--

"I have to go on with my life"

2025-05-14--:--

"Having the courage to keep moving"

2025-05-0106:12

"The best thing I ever did"

2025-04-1706:58

"Doing things that scare me... because I want to live"

2025-04-0304:23

"I can make something out of what I have left"

2025-03-2003:39

"I'm not as scared"

2025-03-06--:--

"The hardest thing was adjusting to the loss"

2025-02-20--:--

"I felt sorry for myself"

2025-02-06--:--

"It gave me a sense of meaning"

2025-01-2304:35

"I really got into the things I could still do"

2025-01-09--:--

"I was given a ticket to travel without embarrassment"

2024-12-25--:--

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"Not butterflies and rainbows. This is hard stuff."

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"Not butterflies and rainbows. This is hard stuff."

Hadley

"Not butterflies and rainbows. This is hard stuff."