Hi! I’m Victoria.

I'm a writer, teacher, and artist with a whole mess of chronic conditions, including Eh​lers Danlos Syndrome, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, and Mast Cell Activation Disease.

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So many able-bodied people believe that life with chronic illness is tedious and depressing. I reject this idea totally. Life with chronic illness is sometimes hilarious, sometimes full of grief; sometimes embarrassing, sometimes triumphant; sometimes yes, totally depressing, and sometimes glamorous and beautiful.

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All of us with chronic illness are different, unique people, but one thing that's true across the board is that we are some of the most courageous people I know. While able-bodied people sometimes view us as weak, we know that we're actually warriors who are managing things others can't even imagine. That's why I feel that anyone with a chronic illness is instantly an icon, a goddess, a king, a bad-ass.

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If you're living that Chronic Iconic life, I have so much love and respect for you. Keep slaying, queen.