03/08/2026
✨Day 11 of Botulism✨
Just an update for everyone… I have been doing better. 😊🎉 Every day my body regrows nerves that the toxins destroyed, which means slowly I’m regaining normal functions. 💪✨
This video is me celebrating being able to eat a little bit of soft food with permission! 🥳🍎
I can now swallow (only pea-sized amounts of soft foods), which is a huge improvement from where I started, which was not being able to swallow my own saliva. 🥳🙏
I can walk around a tiny bit with the use of a walker. I went from completely not being able to lift my legs or arms to that. My neck is still a bit weak, which is why I can’t walk too far, but with time I’ll be pacing everywhere as normal 🤣🚶♀️💪
My eyes are not as terrible. 👀👁️🗨️ I have a tiny bit of double vision, and my eyelids get tired? 😴😩 Never thought I’d experience tired eyelids; it’s low-key strange. 🧐🤨 But before, the double vision was CRAZY. 😵💫🤯 I couldn’t see unless someone was a foot away from my face. 🚶♀️↔️
And as you have probably already seen, I don’t have to rely on a ventilator to breathe, which is great. 🥳😮💨 I’m still trying to build my lungs back up to normal, though. 😤💪
I still probably have a few months ahead of me before I’m completely back to where I was, but I’m happy to at least be gaining pieces of my independence back. 🥹😊
Also, I just want to say I am so SO grateful for everyone who has been checking up on me, visiting me, and making me feel loved and supported throughout this hard time I’ve been having. 🙏💖 I try my best to respond to everyone. 💬🤗
