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Michelle Elman
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I declared 2024 the worst year of my life and 2025 I declared 2024 the worst year of my life and 2025 said “I can top that”. Last year my heart broke, this year my brain broke and I hate to paint a whole year as either bad or good but there is very little that stands out in the last two year that didn’t require a lot of perseverance, resilience and effort. So if I could wish anything for myself it’s that 2026 is an easy one cause I need a break 😅 I’m still in the pits of my recovery and I know I’m tough but this one is challenging me in ways I’ve never experienced at a level of pain that I didn’t know was possible. Never did I think my 15 surgeries before were a piece of cake but compared to my last 2 months. And yet through it all, I’m convinced that 2026 is the year I get my spark back. It has to get easier because it must! Out here rooting for any of you who can’t see the wood for the trees ❤️
There are so many reasons why people can hate Chri There are so many reasons why people can hate Christmas from grief to mental health to the cost of living crisis putting extra financial strain so this is a reminder to enjoy your day but let’s stop shoving it down everyone else’s throat. Allow everyone else to find peace and joy in the way they want to operate tomorrow and let all of our different opinions about Christmas exist ❤️
Sometimes you just got to risk it. The first time Sometimes you just got to risk it. The first time anyone asked me what I was doing for Christmas this year was in October about two days before my symptoms started and I dismissed it, thinking I have bigger things to worry about and then things only got worse. It was worth it and being around my loved ones is just what the doctor ordered. ❤️ The new @oneilllou book I mention is “Whatever Happened To Madeline Stone?” by the way
Glimpses of recovery. This is the Instagram versio Glimpses of recovery. This is the Instagram version because no one needs the gross and graphic ones. Checking my brain is still working with Wordle, screaming about sedation like Cristina Yang and a whole lot of headscarf tying sessions to try to hide the fact that it’s been 3 weeks without a hairwash. Also left out the photos of inside my brain that I personally think are very cool 😂
What’s your greatest accomplishment this year? What’s your greatest accomplishment this year?
I know you probably missed Grinch content so here I know you probably missed Grinch content so here you go. Forever the rebel! I was too sick to eat any of my advent calendar so today I just decided to start with 24th because why not
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