Rebecca Balfe is a former editor for Love What Matters. She resides in NYC, owning and rescuing adorable cats. She is an avid Lupus fighter and advocate.

Rebecca Balfe is a former editor for Love What Matters. She resides in NYC, owning and rescuing adorable cats. She is an avid Lupus fighter and advocate.
“It’s never too late to reinvent ourselves.”
I’ve allowed society, doctors, ignorant therapists, rude family members, and childish men to define my body.”
“You remind me I am whole, not just pieces of a whole.”
“I became the white mom who can’t do her mixed daughter’s hair. I don’t want to be that stereotype.”
“Health care staff are fed up, run down, demoralized, and unhealthy.”
“I’d be lying if I said I could even remember why I was crying.”
“DON’T shy away from being held up by others. It’s a DAILY battle.”
“Do you see her? There’s something VERY wrong.’ A group of my friends stood right outside the door, praying for divine intervention.”
“If someone offers help, DON’T fight it. Just say YES.”
“My mom endured higher and higher doses of medicine. I remember joking to the doctor, ‘If you gave her elephant tranquilizers she’d take them.’ She couldn’t stand.”