Beginnings

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Hi there,
I have been considering what I wanted my first post to be for some time now. I had gotten as far as wanting to begin and then not sure from there. What do I say first? Where do I start? What would people want to read? I have come to the conclusion to start from the beginning. Usually a good place to start. I don't want to give you my whole story, not yet. I am still working on figuring that out myself. So for now, how about the story of why this blog exists, some goals I have in store for the future, etc. 

It began one dark and stormy night.... Just kidding! The idea did make its presence during the night, however, I don't remember the weather. I had been toying with the idea of starting a blog for quite a while, honestly for something to do. But I could not figure out where to start idea wise. What did I wish to write about? Thus, I never had any motivation to pursue this blog idea. It wasn't until I got diagnosed with an autoimmune disease, or as my doctor likes to call it "condition," (he thinks that "disease sounds too third world") that I finally got an idea that I felt passionate about. Thousands of people have chronic illnesses, invisible diseases, and so on. This blog is for those people. For those who are enduring every day one step at a time. And for the friends and families of those chronically ill. It will hopefully be a place of hope. In time, a place of stories for and from the people I meet along this journey. For me personally, it will be a place to put my thoughts, my experiences, and my findings along the way. 

So the title? What's with that? Well, I have always been into art. I believe that colors play a huge roll in everything. And now with my recent autoimmune "condition," there is an awareness ribbon color to accompany it. There are so many colors that make up the array of awareness ribbons, and I love that! I eventually wish to mix my love for art, more specifically my hobby of photography, with the idea of ribbon colors of survivors I have the opportunity of getting to know. I want to show these people how beautiful they are and feature their awareness ribbon color as the theme for a photoshoot with them. So, thats where the Colorful part comes in. As for Ciss (pronounced as "kiss"), its a little bit more simple. It is an acronym simply meaning: Chronically Ill Still Surviving. 

So that's that! The reason for this blog. The reason there are words in front of you. I hope that one day this blog will find the right person at the right time that they need it. 

Nikki De


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