When I graduated high school I knew I wanted to be on Broadway. I got accepted to AMDA, American Musical and Dramatic Academy, for fall of 2020. I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease right out of high school. My doctor told me that Crohn's shouldn't stop me and I should still pursue my dreams. I could do my self injection (the biologic) and get it shipped to me. I went to AMDA’s New York City campus in October 2020. I had to quarantine for 14 days because I was from Michigan and you couldn’t be out and about without quarantining, if you were from a different state. During quarantine, I wrote my first song, and completed a song for my sister to surprise her husband with at their wedding. I was so excited to start classes when I got out of quarantine. In November 2020 my legs started having problems. My knees were not holding my weight like they did before and they hurt. I went to doctor appointment after doctor appointment. I had to come back home in January 2021 because I couldn’t walk to class and complete the class and get back. I kept telling myself I was going to get better in time to go back to New York the next semester. My family and I decided that I couldn’t continue with the condition of my health. Meanwhile, my sister got married and my parents moved to Florida. After the semester ended my body knew I had been pushing it too far and I slept, a lot. Anytime that I was awake I was trying to get better, watching Max Lucado, spending time with my family, and watching/thinking about soccer. (Because I couldn’t do it anymore.) I did not have the energy to dance but I still had my passion to sing. I grabbed my songwriting notebook and started writing again as much as my body felt up for. I wrote with people from all over the world and kept adding new songs to my completed songs list.  I am now performing live and releasing my music as my passion. I switched biologics for Crohn's disease April 7th, 2022. That changed everything. I started using a walker little by little. I still have to use the wheelchair in big places like Walmart. That is where I am now in my story!!