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GRATITUDE | HOPE

34 Gratitude and Hopes

Happy Birthday to me

3 min readMar 6, 2025

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Celebrations and gratitude

I am grateful for another year of life, especially when I thought I would not live to be 34.

My 33 years were very difficult for me; I almost died and have little recollections of the events between January and June; my symptoms and complex health issues were the big topic and were very difficult, to the point I had changed my life entirely to survive again, and to try to improve my quality of life, because I want to live, not just exist.

I appreciate my good days, even though I don’t necessarily remember them.

That makes me very thankful for the things I have available and can use, like my prescription meds, Nature and self-care, and my mom, who accompanied me along the way.

I appreciate being able to express myself, write, connect, and share.

Hopes

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On this birthday, I wanted to share my hopes for this year.

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The Reaching Hearts publication is a place where readers can find stories about “Good Loves, Good Friends, and Unconditional Forgiveness.” Also Patience, Kindness, Gratitude, and Joy.

Valentina Cecilia - Valentía Crónica
Valentina Cecilia - Valentía Crónica

Written by Valentina Cecilia - Valentía Crónica

Hello! I'm Vale; I write about my autistic life with chronic illnesses and disability, and I also reflect on life itself.

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