the last 5 months broke me. they tested me in ways i never expected. there were days i felt tired, lost, and ready to give up. days when i questioned myself, my path, and whether things would ever get better. but somehow, i'm still here. maybe i'm not the same person i was at the start of the year, but maybe that's the point. the pain taught me lessons i needed to learn. it showed me who was really there for me and who wasn't. and if i've made it this far, i can make it through the next seven months too.