Day Two: Christmas Cheer Challenge 2021 By: Kori McKenna Day 1: Today, I found extra Christmas Cards. Four of them and were blank inside. The spaces needed to be filled with love and given to a stranger who stood out to me. On this day, I wrote the words on the cards. "Happy Holidays! You stood out to me. I want to thank you for being a wonderful human individual. Just like the holidays, you bring so much light to the world. I appreciate you, and your individuality is inspiring. I hope comfort, joy, peace, and love be yours this holiday season and always" Day 2: Today, I decorated the cards and put them together. They are really homemade, making them all the cuter with lots of effort put into them. I addressed the card to "an extraordinary human." I signed off with "with care, your neighbor." I sealed the envelope with a sticker, "OPEN, made with love." On the front, I labeled it with "To, an inspiring person. From, someone you inspired...
Diary of Psoriasis: My Experience Tracker Pt.1 By: Kori McKenna In this photo, if you look closely, you can see my hairline has "snowflakes." This is the first time I have talked about my battle journey with psoriasis, eczema, and similar skin conditions. My first struggle with skin conditions started with scalp psoriasis when I was a child. I also had many skin rashes growing up. Now I am in my mid 20's, and I have scalp psoriasis, rashes, and eczema. When I went to the doctor as a child, they gave me Head and Shoulder shampoo, which did not keep my scalp psoriasis at bay. Sometimes my scalp would go into remission, but that is a rare occasion that comes and goes. There is no cure for psoriasis. Recently I went to the doctor as a young adult(Age 23), and they prescribed me three topical medications. The doctor says I have Seboherroic Dermatitis on the front of my scalp, face, and inside my ears; then I have plaques of psoriasis on th...