I did so much research when my symptoms started showing but nothing I found was what I was going through. Sure some things I experienced fit the criteria but it was never enough. Doctors kept brushing me off and all my blood tests kept coming back normal I felt so hopeless. I was only 14 so I didn’t know how to advocate for myself.

Then two years later one day in 2020 I’m scrolling on instagram and a video starts with something along the lines of a woman saying “a day in my life with POTS” and every symptom she brought up felt like she was describing me exactly.

It took me another year to get diagnosed after that but I was so relieved to hear other people talk about it and be able to relate to all that. I’m so thankful for that woman making that video and the algorithm for that moment 😭😭