I Met my younger self for coffee

Which neither of us drink

My younger self confused .

I let her know that Starbucks , has more options than you would ever think .

I was nervous for this little date

Oxygen in my nose , walker balanced infront of me .
I was scared to let her see what we had become .

But when she saw me with a smile and tears and her eyes.

She did maintain her gingerly pain filled walk
But tried to come to me in an embracing run

I thought this invitation must be fake

Because if you.. we . Weren’t alive .

There was no way you could come by

I held my younger self in my arms , both of us weeping , full of pain , gratitude and pride

Because only the 2 of us and God truly know
how hard we have fought to survive #RareDisease #progressivedisease #ChronicIllness #CommonVariableImmuneDeficiency