#chronicillnesslife – Tate Basildon

Roller Skating With Sarcoidosis: Grieving My Old Body (Without Turning It Into a Life Sentence)

I saw a guy land a ridiculous roller-skating trick in a beach town and my brain immediately volunteered my body for a stunt it absolutely did not agree to. Living with sarcoidosis has taught me that nostalgia can be sweet, savage, and weirdly funny—and sometimes the bravest move is not proving anything at all.

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Learning to Sit With the Quiet: How Silence Became My Survival Skill While Living With Sarcoidosis

Living with sarcoidosis has a way of changing how you hear the world. When your body is already loud with symptoms, appointments, and internal negotiations, silence stops feeling empty and starts feeling necessary. This reflection explores how quiet moments—unexpected, unplanned, and deeply human—became one of my most reliable survival tools.