September 1, 2024

        Hello! For those who don't know me personally, I am Danae a 17-year-old senior who was just recently diagnosed with SLE (Lupus for short) at the end of my junior year. I'm still new to this disease and still trying to navigate and figure out my symptoms and my everyday limits. Even then just because of this diagnosis, my world keeps on moving and now I am in my last year of high school about to graduate with an associate's degree!! Along with that, I had to help my Freshmen brother (And his friends) navigate high school it was a rough transition for me so I wanted to be there at school as much as I could so I could answer all their questions but sadly it seems my limit comes sooner and sooner with each passing week. In addition to my brother, I live with my mom and with a dog named, Luna and five cats (it's me I'm the problem) Our oldest is Charlotte, after that, It goes Abigal (commonly referred to as Abby), Simba, Rin, and Levi the youngest but we can forget to mention the outside neighborhood cat that I named Clementine, although much to my mother's dismay because we are VERY aware that he is indeed male. 

    Some things I like to do include drawing which I do on and off at my school I'm known for my out-of-the-box sketchbooks that last year managed to win some awards! I do a little bit of crocheting but I have to keep a loose tension and my time minimal cause it will become extremely painful in my hand in the following days right now my current crochet project is my homecoming dress so wish me luck! I love reading books that make me want to live in a cottage in the middle of nowhere with my cats and a nice cup of hot tea. Still, I also love a good book that makes me think about our future as a society ( yes I'm that kid who actually likes the assigned reading in English class). I also LOVEE plants! I have garnered appreciation from my grandmother and mom alike my Grandma always had these beautiful plants and every summer you can see the butterflies and hummingbirds swarm her house with the pretty shades and colors of flowers. My mom however likes the indoor type of plants like the Monsteras and pothos! When my friends pick me up they always joke about how the outside of our house looks like a jungle with all of the big green leaves. 

My current dream is to have my own plant shop one day but I am still unsure of what I want to do job-wise. Because I will need a flexible schedule to accommodate the Lupus or even remote. But the future is still is so unsure for me but I'm still just trying to live in the present.