“The final boss of any long recovery isn’t physical. It’s identity.”
I’ve been sitting with that truth for a while now — and today, I wanted to share the story behind it.
Four years ago, I was spending up to 6 hours a day on the floor. Not because I was tired or injured, but because my body couldn’t keep up.
I’ve lived with Gitelman’s Syndrome my whole life, but it caught up to me in a way I wasn’t prepared for. My kidneys couldn’t hold electrolytes, and even the most basic tasks became exhausting. I could do a little. But it took everything I had.
Recovery wasn’t a straight line. It wasn’t dramatic or visible. It was slow, quiet, and frustrating.
You wait to feel like yourself again. But eventually, you realize: you’ve changed.
Skills I once took for granted started requiring full attention. What used to be instinct became something I had to earn back, piece by piece. That shift didn’t just affect my body — it impacted my energy, my decision-making, even how I showed up for work and the people around me.
It felt like loss. Until I reframed it.
Gratitude became the turning point:
• Gratitude for the chance to rebuild
• For the people who stood by me
• And for the clarity that comes when you strip everything down to what matters most
Today, tennis has become a kind of mirror for me. Not a competition. Just a way to check in.
Each time I step on the court, it’s a pulse check — not on skill, but on presence. On recovery. On identity.
And real estate, believe it or not, has parallels. Because helping people buy or sell a home — especially when it’s tied to life change — requires that same presence, patience, and empathy.
We don’t get to choose what breaks us.
But we do get to choose how we rebuild — and who we become after.
If you’ve gone through something like that… I see you.
And if you’re rebuilding — in life, in work, or in where you live — I’d love to be part of that journey.
Have you ever felt that shift too?
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