cyrusazam
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Storyteller | Truth-Teller | Heart-Opener
I write raw, relatable personal stories and life lessons that hit you in the feels—whether it’s overcoming adversity, quirky life detours, or hard-won wisdom. ............
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The Lie I Told That Changed My Life Forever
I was seventeen when I told the biggest lie of my life. And no, it wasn’t something dramatic like covering up a crime or faking an identity. It was small—ordinary, even. The kind of lie that slips off the tongue like it belongs there. But sometimes, those are the ones that change everything.
By cyrusazam7 months ago in Confessions
Legally Blind but Seeing Clearly: The Mundane Beauty I Learned to Cherish. AI-Generated.
Growing up in a small Ohio town, I was the kid who devoured books and sketched landscapes in notebooks. My world was vivid—crisp leaves in autumn, the glint of fireflies on summer nights. But by my late teens, things changed. Text on signs grew fuzzy, faces blurred at a distance. I chalked it up to fatigue or bad lighting until, at 19, an eye exam revealed the truth: I had Stargardt disease, a genetic condition causing progressive vision loss. By 22, I was legally blind, my central vision a smudge, leaving only peripheral glimpses of the world.
By cyrusazam8 months ago in Confessions
