The Salt Diaries

Daily life with chronic illness, specifically POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome). Some days are better than others, but each day is filled with situations where people do not take POTS seriously, or even recognize it as an illness at all. Living and coping with POTS has been compared to having a similar quality of life to those with COPD, end stages of kidney failure and dialysis, and other painful chronic conditions. The differences are, POTS does not necessarily mean you are going to die sooner, and with POTS people constantly question if you are really sick at all. POTS can be extremely painful, but because it is so unheard of, oftentimes people do not understand or take it seriously. As a result, many people with POTS feel very alone in their journey. My hopes are, sharing my journey will help spread awareness of POTS, and that some of you with the same struggles with health will feel a little less alone.