For starters: ***I AM OKAY***

This piece, by  Zephyron was done to help me express what I've gone through over the last (almost full) year with my knee issues. This is not where my mind is right now, but this is exactly how I have been before.

To try and explain... I still have no answers as to why this happened, or how to fix it. I've given up many of the things I love most because of my knees. no dancing, no hiking, no In The Groove/DDR (my favorite means of exercise and stress relief). I've woken up early multiple times a week for months on end, to see doctors and physical therapists, then continued on to work the rest of the day, tired and frustrated, I've gone through exercise programs, tried anti-inflammatory pills, gotten x-rays, injections, and MRIs, and spent several thousands of dollars on all my expenses.

Multiple times I've thought I was finally getting better, only to have my knees flare up and get even worse than before. I've had a doctor tell me I'd never get better, shake his head and apologize, and walk out on me.

I try my best to stay positive towards myself and others... but after almost a year of this wearing me down day by day... this is me when I've been alone, with no answers, no solutions, and no hope left... only knowing that my knees were slowly getting worse, with no signs of stopping.

Thank you, Zeph, for doing this for me. Just looking at it makes me have to choke back some tears, because it brings this moment back so vividly. But somehow, it's kind of therapeutic to see.