I am ready to move forward on my journey towards my future goals and ambitions, and it would be amazing for you to consider assisting me. About a year and a half ago, I was admitted into Valley Children’s Hospital for the first time and diagnosed with my biggest motivator in life, Takayasu Arteritis, my crazy/rare autoimmune disease. Throughout this short period, my life changed drastically and although it pushed me personally to grow as a person, it also was very frightful to deal with alone. To cope with this huge transformation, I started a blog that I call Journey with Gabs, where I talk about everything new and scary happening in life. I try to bring awareness to rare autoimmune diseases and share with others going through similar experiences that they are not alone. My experience has pushed me to never give up what I’m fighting for and has allowed me to see that I can achieve anything I put my mind to. I have always loved being involved in school. Since my freshman year, I have been a part of the Health Science Academy, Student Body, and have always received honors (3.0 or higher); yet I never felt like I was smart enough to accomplish more. Living with a disease that was trying to control life only pushed me to take control and strive to achieve everything I had my mind set on and more. In the past year and a half of fighting my disease, I kept a 4.0 + GPA, was elected student body Vice President and Student Site Council President my Junior year, and elected student body President and reelected Student Site Council President this year. Although I could see a tremendous amount of support from my family and friends, others also pushed me down. No matter how much I just tried to live a normal life, my disease would somehow always win. Some people saw me striving to achieve my goals, as a chance to use my sickness to win votes or attract attention. While at the hospital, instead of using that time to rest, I would send out emails, study for tests, complete homework, and even attend meetings. In reality, being busy was a way to distract myself from all the pain, and having a role in school was a purpose in my life and responsibility to fulfill. These comments did, however, have an enormous impact on me, especially since they came from people I truly thought cared for me. If I could live a life where I did not have to take an hour trip to Madera every two weeks to get picked, poked, and drugged up, I would definitely make that change. Not only did others make this journey hard for me, but so did the disease itself. Living with an autoimmune is a crazy experience, but being a teenage girl makes it 100x harder than it has to be. The pain is one story, but the side effects from the medications make the pain feel tolerable. The biggest blessing that came out of all of this was finally figuring out the path I wanted to take in life, helping those around me who are battling the same issues I am. My blog allows me to share the passion I have for nutrition and helping others with my community. Journey with Gabs helps me show those living with an autoimmune disease the difficulties of battling, to prove to them they are capable of feeling normal in their not-so-normal life, and that they, too, can achieve anything they set their minds to.

I am ready to move forward on my journey towards my future goals and ambitions, and it would be amazing for you to consider assisting me. About a year and a half ago, I was admitted into Valley Children’s Hospital for the first time and diagnosed with my biggest motivator in life, Takayasu Arteritis, my crazy/rare autoimmune disease. Throughout this short period, my life changed drastically and although it pushed me personally to grow as a person, it also was very frightful to deal with on my own. To cope with this huge transformation, I started a blog that I call Journey with Gabs, where I talk about everything new and scary happening in life. I try to bring awareness to rare autoimmune diseases and share with others going through similar experiences that they are not alone. My experience has pushed me to never give up what I’m fighting for and has allowed me to see that I can achieve anything I put my mind to. I have always loved being involved in school. Since my freshman year, I have been a part of the Health Science Academy, Student Body, and have always received honors (3.0 or higher); yet I never felt like I was smart enough to accomplish more. Living with a disease that was trying to control life only pushed me to take control and strive to achieve everything I had my mind set on and more. In the past year and a half of fighting my disease, I kept a 4.0 + GPA, was elected student body Vice President and Student Site Council President my Junior year, and elected student body President and reelected Student Site Council President this year. Although I could see a tremendous amount of support from my family and friends, others also pushed me down. No matter how much I just tried to live a normal life, my disease would somehow always win. Some people saw me striving to achieve my goals, as a chance to use my sickness to win votes or attract attention. While at the hospital, instead of using that time to rest, I would send out emails, study for tests, complete homework, and even attend meetings. In reality, being busy was a way to distract myself from all the pain, and having a role in school was a purpose in my life and responsibility to fulfill. These comments did, however, have an enormous impact on me, especially since they came from people I truly thought cared for me. If I could live a life where I did not have to take an hour trip to Madera every two weeks to get picked, poked, and drugged up, I would definitely make that change. My friends being my biggest haters and putting me down caused me severe trauma and anxiety. I cry a lot, constantly wondering why this is happening to me, why does everyone hate me, why can’t I live a normal life. Not only did others make this journey hard for me, but so did the disease itself. Living with an autoimmune is a crazy experience, but being a teenage girl makes it 100x harder than it has to be. The pain is one story, but the side effects from the medications make the pain feel tolerable. The biggest blessing that came out of all of this was finally figuring out the path I wanted to take in life, helping those around me who are battling the same issues I am. My blog allows me to share the passion I have for nutrition and helping others with my community. Journey with Gabs allows me to show those living with an autoimmune disease the difficulties of battling, to prove to them they are capable of feeling normal in their not-so-normal life, and that they, too, can achieve anything they set their minds to.

I am ready to move forward on my journey towards my future goals and ambitions, and it would be amazing for you to consider assisting me. About a year and a half ago, I was admitted into Valley Children’s Hospital for the first time and diagnosed with my biggest motivator in life, Takayasu Arteritis, my crazy/rare autoimmune disease. Throughout this short period, my life changed drastically and although it pushed me personally to grow as a person, it also was very frightful to deal with alone. To cope with this huge transformation, I started a blog that I call Journey with Gabs, where I talk about everything new and scary happening in life. I try to bring awareness to rare autoimmune diseases and share with others going through similar experiences that they are not alone. My experience has pushed me to never give up what I’m fighting for and has allowed me to see that I can achieve anything I put my mind to. I have always loved being involved in school. Since my freshman year, I have been a part of the Health Science Academy, Student Body, and have always received honors (3.0 or higher); yet I never felt like I was smart enough to accomplish more. Living with a disease that was trying to control life only pushed me to take control and strive to achieve everything I had my mind set on and more. In the past year and a half of fighting my disease, I kept a 4.0 + GPA, was elected student body Vice President and Student Site Council President my Junior year, and elected student body President and reelected Student Site Council President this year. Although I could see a tremendous amount of support from my family and friends, others also pushed me down. No matter how much I just tried to live a normal life, my disease would somehow always win. Some people saw me striving to achieve my goals, as a chance to use my sickness to win votes or attract attention. While at the hospital, instead of using that time to rest, I would send out emails, study for tests, complete homework, and even attend meetings. In reality, being busy was a way to distract myself from all the pain, and having a role in school was a purpose in my life and responsibility to fulfill. These comments did, however, have an enormous impact on me, especially since they came from people I truly thought cared for me. If I could live a life where I did not have to take an hour trip to Madera every two weeks to get picked, poked, and drugged up, I would definitely make that change. Not only did others make this journey hard for me, but so did the disease itself. Living with an autoimmune is a crazy experience, but being a teenage girl makes it 100x harder than it has to be. The pain is one story, but the side effects from the medications make the pain feel tolerable. The biggest blessing that came out of all of this was finally figuring out the path I wanted to take in life, helping those around me who are battling the same issues I am. My blog allows me to share the passion I have for nutrition and helping others with my community. Journey with Gabs helps me show those living with an autoimmune disease the difficulties of battling, to prove to them they are capable of feeling normal in their not-so-normal life, and that they, too, can achieve anything they set their minds to.

I am ready to move forward on my journey towards my future goals and ambitions, and it would be amazing for you to consider assisting me. About a year and a half ago, I was admitted into Valley Children’s Hospital for the first time and diagnosed with my biggest motivator in life, Takayasu Arteritis, my crazy/rare autoimmune disease. Throughout this short period, my life changed drastically and although it pushed me personally to grow as a person, it also was very frightful to deal with alone. To cope with this huge transformation, I started a blog that I call Journey with Gabs, where I talk about everything new and scary happening in life. I try to bring awareness to rare autoimmune diseases and share with others going through similar experiences that they are not alone. My experience has pushed me to never give up what I’m fighting for and has allowed me to see that I can achieve anything I put my mind to. I have always loved being involved in school. Since my freshman year, I have been a part of the Health Science Academy, Student Body, and have always received honors (3.0 or higher); yet I never felt like I was smart enough to accomplish more. Living with a disease that was trying to control life only pushed me to take control and strive to achieve everything I had my mind set on and more. In the past year and a half of fighting my disease, I kept a 4.0 + GPA, was elected student body Vice President and Student Site Council President my Junior year, and elected student body President and reelected Student Site Council President this year. Although I could see a tremendous amount of support from my family and friends, others also pushed me down. No matter how much I just tried to live a normal life, my disease would somehow always win. Some people saw me striving to achieve my goals, as a chance to use my sickness to win votes or attract attention. While at the hospital, instead of using that time to rest, I would send out emails, study for tests, complete homework, and even attend meetings. In reality, being busy was a way to distract myself from all the pain, and having a role in school was a purpose in my life and responsibility to fulfill. These comments did, however, have an enormous impact on me, especially since they came from people I truly thought cared for me. If I could live a life where I did not have to take an hour trip to Madera every two weeks to get picked, poked, and drugged up, I would definitely make that change. Not only did others make this journey hard for me, but so did the disease itself. Living with an autoimmune is a crazy experience, but being a teenage girl makes it 100x harder than it has to be. The pain is one story, but the side effects from the medications make the pain feel tolerable. The biggest blessing that came out of all of this was finally figuring out the path I wanted to take in life, helping those around me who are battling the same issues I am. My blog allows me to share the passion I have for nutrition and helping others with my community. Journey with Gabs helps me show those living with an autoimmune disease the difficulties of battling, to prove to them they are capable of feeling normal in their not-so-normal life, and that they, too, can achieve anything they set their minds to.

I am ready to move forward on my journey towards my future goals and ambitions, and it would be amazing for you to consider assisting me. About a year and a half ago, I was admitted into Valley Children’s Hospital for the first time and diagnosed with my biggest motivator in life, Takayasu Arteritis, my crazy/rare autoimmune disease. Throughout this short period, my life changed drastically and although it pushed me personally to grow as a person, it also was very frightful to deal with alone. To cope with this huge transformation, I started a blog that I call Journey with Gabs, where I talk about everything new and scary happening in life. I try to bring awareness to rare autoimmune diseases and share with others going through similar experiences that they are not alone. My experience has pushed me to never give up what I’m fighting for and has allowed me to see that I can achieve anything I put my mind to. I have always loved being involved in school. Since my freshman year, I have been a part of the Health Science Academy, Student Body, and have always received honors (3.0 or higher); yet I never felt like I was smart enough to accomplish more. Living with a disease that was trying to control life only pushed me to take control and strive to achieve everything I had my mind set on and more. In the past year and a half of fighting my disease, I kept a 4.0 + GPA, was elected student body Vice President and Student Site Council President my Junior year, and elected student body President and reelected Student Site Council President this year. Although I could see a tremendous amount of support from my family and friends, others also pushed me down. No matter how much I just tried to live a normal life, my disease would somehow always win. Some people saw me striving to achieve my goals, as a chance to use my sickness to win votes or attract attention. While at the hospital, instead of using that time to rest, I would send out emails, study for tests, complete homework, and even attend meetings. In reality, being busy was a way to distract myself from all the pain, and having a role in school was a purpose in my life and responsibility to fulfill. These comments did, however, have an enormous impact on me, especially since they came from people I truly thought cared for me. If I could live a life where I did not have to take an hour trip to Madera every two weeks to get picked, poked, and drugged up, I would definitely make that change. Not only did others make this journey hard for me, but so did the disease itself. Living with an autoimmune is a crazy experience, but being a teenage girl makes it 100x harder than it has to be. The pain is one story, but the side effects from the medications make the pain feel tolerable. The biggest blessing that came out of all of this was finally figuring out the path I wanted to take in life, helping those around me who are battling the same issues I am. My blog allows me to share the passion I have for nutrition and helping others with my community. Journey with Gabs helps me show those living with an autoimmune disease the difficulties of battling, to prove to them they are capable of feeling normal in their not-so-normal life, and that they, too, can achieve anything they set their minds to.

I am ready to move forward on my journey towards my future goals and ambitions, and it would be amazing for you to consider assisting me. About a year and a half ago, I was admitted into Valley Children’s Hospital for the first time and diagnosed with my biggest motivator in life, Takayasu Arteritis, my crazy/rare autoimmune disease. Throughout this short period, my life changed drastically and although it pushed me personally to grow as a person, it also was very frightful to deal with alone. To cope with this huge transformation, I started a blog that I call Journey with Gabs, where I talk about everything new and scary happening in life. I try to bring awareness to rare autoimmune diseases and share with others going through similar experiences that they are not alone. My experience has pushed me to never give up what I’m fighting for and has allowed me to see that I can achieve anything I put my mind to. I have always loved being involved in school. Since my freshman year, I have been a part of the Health Science Academy, Student Body, and have always received honors (3.0 or higher); yet I never felt like I was smart enough to accomplish more. Living with a disease that was trying to control life only pushed me to take control and strive to achieve everything I had my mind set on and more. In the past year and a half of fighting my disease, I kept a 4.0 + GPA, was elected student body Vice President and Student Site Council President my Junior year, and elected student body President and reelected Student Site Council President this year. Although I could see a tremendous amount of support from my family and friends, others also pushed me down. No matter how much I just tried to live a normal life, my disease would somehow always win. Some people saw me striving to achieve my goals, as a chance to use my sickness to win votes or attract attention. While at the hospital, instead of using that time to rest, I would send out emails, study for tests, complete homework, and even attend meetings. In reality, being busy was a way to distract myself from all the pain, and having a role in school was a purpose in my life and responsibility to fulfill. These comments did, however, have an enormous impact on me, especially since they came from people I truly thought cared for me. If I could live a life where I did not have to take an hour trip to Madera every two weeks to get picked, poked, and drugged up, I would definitely make that change. Not only did others make this journey hard for me, but so did the disease itself. Living with an autoimmune is a crazy experience, but being a teenage girl makes it 100x harder than it has to be. The pain is one story, but the side effects from the medications make the pain feel tolerable. The biggest blessing that came out of all of this was finally figuring out the path I wanted to take in life, helping those around me who are battling the same issues I am. My blog allows me to share the passion I have for nutrition and helping others with my community. Journey with Gabs helps me show those living with an autoimmune disease the difficulties of battling, to prove to them they are capable of feeling normal in their not-so-normal life, and that they, too, can achieve anything they set their minds to.

I am ready to move forward on my journey towards my future goals and ambitions, and it would be amazing for you to consider assisting me. About a year and a half ago, I was admitted into Valley Children’s Hospital for the first time and diagnosed with my biggest motivator in life, Takayasu Arteritis, my crazy/rare autoimmune disease. Throughout this short period, my life changed drastically and although it pushed me personally to grow as a person, it also was very frightful to deal with alone. To cope with this huge transformation, I started a blog that I call Journey with Gabs, where I talk about everything new and scary happening in life. I try to bring awareness to rare autoimmune diseases and share with others going through similar experiences that they are not alone. My experience has pushed me to never give up what I’m fighting for and has allowed me to see that I can achieve anything I put my mind to. I have always loved being involved in school. Since my freshman year, I have been a part of the Health Science Academy, Student Body, and have always received honors (3.0 or higher); yet I never felt like I was smart enough to accomplish more. Living with a disease that was trying to control life only pushed me to take control and strive to achieve everything I had my mind set on and more. In the past year and a half of fighting my disease, I kept a 4.0 + GPA, was elected student body Vice President and Student Site Council President my Junior year, and elected student body President and reelected Student Site Council President this year. Although I could see a tremendous amount of support from my family and friends, others also pushed me down. No matter how much I just tried to live a normal life, my disease would somehow always win. Some people saw me striving to achieve my goals, as a chance to use my sickness to win votes or attract attention. While at the hospital, instead of using that time to rest, I would send out emails, study for tests, complete homework, and even attend meetings. In reality, being busy was a way to distract myself from all the pain, and having a role in school was a purpose in my life and responsibility to fulfill. These comments did, however, have an enormous impact on me, especially since they came from people I truly thought cared for me. If I could live a life where I did not have to take an hour trip to Madera every two weeks to get picked, poked, and drugged up, I would definitely make that change. Not only did others make this journey hard for me, but so did the disease itself. Living with an autoimmune is a crazy experience, but being a teenage girl makes it 100x harder than it has to be. The pain is one story, but the side effects from the medications make the pain feel tolerable. The biggest blessing that came out of all of this was finally figuring out the path I wanted to take in life, helping those around me who are battling the same issues I am. My blog allows me to share the passion I have for nutrition and helping others with my community. Journey with Gabs lets me show those living with an autoimmune disease the difficulties of battling, to prove to them they are capable of feeling normal in their not-so-normal life, and that they, too, can achieve anything they set their minds to.