Seizing Hope
Hope is a funny thing. Before life changed, I thought hope was something that naturally followed good circumstances. Hope was making plans for the future, looking forward to vacations, dreaming about retirement, and assuming tomorrow would look somewhat like today. It was easy to be hopeful when life felt predictable and the road ahead seemed clear. Then life reminded me how quickly everything can change. When Tim collapsed and began seizing in March of 2024, our world shifted in ways we never could have imagined. What started as a terrifying medical emergency became the beginning of a journey filled with uncertainty, questions, and challenges we never expected to face. The life we had carefully built together suddenly looked very different. Instead of planning for the future, we found ourselves focused on doctor appointments, tests, paperwork, disability applications, and simply trying to understand what was happening. If I am being honest, there were many moments when hope felt diffi...