03/28/2026
Hi! I’m Kaylee, I’m 27 (28 in a couple weeks), and I’m a photographer with chronic illnesses!
I haven’t seen many of us in this career because it can be so physically demanding. And don’t get me wrong, my health absolutely impacts what I’m able to do. I would love to do weddings one day, but I just don’t have the capability to be on my feet for 6+ hours right now!
I try my best to focus on small and steady steps to get me where I want to be. I know I don’t have it as bad as some, but I definitely am still disabled by my disabilities (who knew🤪)
Having hope is a complicated thing. I don’t know if full recovery or remission is at all possible, but I’m delusional enough to go forward acting like it is. I know that one day I’ll feel better than I do right now, and that’s more than enough to keep me going. Is that naive? Maybe. But what’s life without a little naïveté and delusional thinking?
If you’re chronically ill, you’re not alone. I know all of us have different experience and different symptoms, but your story matters, and YOU matter. No doctor knows better than you do about the experience you’re having in your own body. You deserve to be heard and listened to, and I hope you remember that you’re worthy of love, too.
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