These crosses are very special to me, they represent my journey and have been given to me by my family, friends and church.  I look

My planner and medications. This is the first time I’ve gone on any medication to treat my mental illness. It took a long time to

Vivarin medication –stay awake medicine.  It took me a long time for me to start taking meds. Because everyone kept telling me since I was

Nursing school exacerbated my mental health problems. Through lots of close friends, I have found out there is much more to life and school than

Before the dam it is as smooth as glass and then all of a sudden it turns into the white water rapids. It tends to

This is my freshman dorm. This was where my depression and anxiety got really bad and where I definitely had a lot of low episodes.

What I’m most proud of is my Degrees. My health may be disintegrating around me but my education can never be taken away from me.

Pill box ; All [of these meds] were taken except the night meds. If I don’t take them on time then I will wake up

This is a cute little mug that my roommate got me when she was in Ireland over spring break. We haven’t known each other very

Fallen tree still living.  I have always liked this tree but when I was a kid, it fell over and uprooted and I like it