I Thought Vitamins Would Fix Me

Tomorrow I turn 40. I thought I’d be stronger by now. Every month, it’s something—another cold from daycare, or the ache of endo that makes me feel ancient. I line up bottles on the counter: vitamin D, probiotics, the half-finished multivitamin I stopped taking when I saw my iron was too high. I keep hoping the right pill will make me less breakable. I scroll through forums at 2 a.m., searching for answers. The truth is, I want more than a stronger immune system. I want to feel like my body isn’t betraying me. I want to stop feeling like I’m always one symptom away from falling apart. #InvisibleStruggle #NotJustAboutTheScale #ChronicFatigue #Health #Diet