My journey began….

Hi, My name is Cora! I have had a pretty uneventful life which is a good thing!! I am married to man of my dreams for 15 years now, and we have three amazing kids together.  I live a life that most people dream of, and not by chance but by hard work. We’ve had the opportunity to travel the world with the most amazing friends and created memories that will last a lifetime.  I never thought travel would be something that I would enjoy. The first time I ever got on a plane I was 29 years old. 

At the at of 35 my life took a wide right turn. All of a sudden it was like there a 1000lb of bricks on me holding me down. I couldn’t figure out what happened and why I was feeling this way. I had Coivd December 2020 and hadn’t felt right since. In June of 2021 I was on a trip with my daughter who competes competitively in the equestrian world. The day we left I remember I felt so tired, and light headed. I was to nauseous to eat. I thought maybe it was just anxiety about going on this trip without my husband. 

Once we made it to our destination I got out of the car and all of a sudden everything stated spinning and my heart felt like it was beating 100000 beats a second. I couldn’t even walk to the front desk of the hotel. As soon as I reached the lobby I sat in the chair and had my cousin complete the check in process.  

We made it to the room and again the short walk to the room was exhausting and I had to sit down immediately.  My daughter had a big show that night with her new horse and it was the first time she was riding him so I thought maybe it was anxiety and I was just worried about her. We ended up coming home early and I was continuing to get worse.  To the point that I almost could stand up.

I went to the ER they said nothing was wrong and that it had to be anxiety. I knew that I didnt just instantly get anxiety every time I stood up.  I made an apt to see my functional medical dr and she told me what she believed was going on is called POTS.  I looked it up and sure enough I had pretty much every symptom on the list expect I hadn’t passed out…Thanks GOD 

Not gonna lie, I was devastated. Google is the devil and I went allllll the way down the rabbit hole. Took me a while to dig my way out, but when I finally did I knew this was not something I would surrender to and I was determined to not let this steal my life. I had been praying for quite some years that God would give me child like faith. I do suffer from anxiety and maybe this is my journey. Maybe this is the way he is teaching me faith and how to rely on him. I know that he has a plan for my life. It’s been a long year but I can say that my faith is being restored every day. 

~Cora