Welcome In
Living in a body that has conquered cancer, now fighting multiple autoimmune diseases, has changed how I experience the world.
I started this blog for a couple of reasons. First, writing about my feelings is incredibly therapeutic. Sharing my experiences might also help others in a similar situation. Second, I researched online for a blog, community, or support system. There were only a precious few.
Let’s just say — there are very few websites that help people with these conditions. This is surprising, as approximately 320 million people worldwide suffer from at least one autoimmune disease.
My hope is very simple. I want this space to offer companionship and a supportive community to anyone navigating uncertainty, disappointment, and the loss that comes with chronic illness.
Why This House
I chose the name ‘The House of Small Truths’ because illness changed the way I see the world.
There was a time when I thought life was built from big things like goals, accomplishments, plans, solutions, certainty, and answers.
Then chronic illness came along and disrupted my quiet little space of the universe. Control was something I valued immensely, fought hard to retain, but that was completely shattered.
The world became smaller in ways I never expected. Days were measured differently. Energy became precious. Some doors closed. Others never opened at all.
But in that smaller world, I began noticing things I had overlooked before.
A morning when my body felt a little lighter.
A text from someone who understood.
A cup of coffee on a challenging day.
A moment of laughter when I least expected it.
I learned that hope is not always found in dramatic breakthroughs. Sometimes it lives in ordinary moments that ask very little of us except to notice them.
Small comforts begin to matter.
Small moments of beauty.
Small truths we can carry when larger answers feel unreachable.
This house was built from those things. And if you’ve found your way here while carrying something heavy of your own, I hope you’ll find a few of them here too.