A letter from May 21st, 2025

Peaceful right?

Dear FutureMe,
Do you remember when mom and Mark came down to fix the fence and cars and you got into something? First the spider bites on your elbow, and then the itchy horrible rash for weeks afterwards that spread all over. Remember how I was going crazy trying to find something to make it not itch anymore? We even considered finding a witch doctor at that point. Tell me, did it actually leave a lasting scar? We've been so worried about that and feeling really self conscious about the discoloration everywhere. I wonder if it actually got better. You know me, always worrying over something for no reason.
Has the health anxiety gotten any better? It doesn't feel like I'm dying anymore right now but then again the stress is much less than it was a few months ago. How are you doing, truly? I know that you'll always find a reason to smile and laugh again even in the hardest times. But don't forget it's okay to cry too. It's human, and it's a normal thing.
It's after midnight here. I should probably go to bed. I love you, always,
Eliza xoxo

Epilogue

about 2 months later

Hi me!

You know, I still get an awful rash on that elbow. Even now it looks like I’ve gotten into poison ivy. But...

Sa ’dtno rowyr, adb hte dlroaconsiiot ti’ns. Ubt rakd nad ssrca sa uoy eht see cioneabtel erh’ety ilstl y,se not nac. Yuo uatbo are orrdiwe ?atht leraly b,sedise.
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Lerlay i ewskre shin aws ayre, and rodaun ahtt nmstho novimg wfe asw oag is(t’ dosulh eicep ailn to my you a take htta a acre old a mandgae eben tuyrs iglayn a ecnef l)lo no fo of. Radk it’s flet now ahs a ti utb vroe hdelae casr. Aotbu enbe oto neo ahtt eroiwdr v’ewe. Ma tmtrae i dan ascsr oeldv i kwon on nkwo tub lilw ttah etim ade,f in ?hwat yuo ym it. Ailez hatt ayd, ryeev ysfeorul ienmdr fo. .
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Iwht bertte yenxtia eprtesandtassin is teh. Ubt leki oyu tnghi ot elsichamc i best uryo bene wokn hte rabin on lrey aekf ’dtno tunfn,ico tvey’he ainhgv. Adn fo ont veha sitll sosdieenpr ew yccel yvealls lswo aer omyrnae eganiiyttv, the utb. Ihgsh frmo eth glhti chars is teh. Aer uyo trsg,on runlofwde aumhn a. Ttha itsh tdesn’o ngcahe atioedcnim ithw. Rseclo elfs jsut you gbsirn utre to oruy it. .
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Lla emti over adfe od ilwl eht seur and eht ssrca lwil sdem im’ shnitg ,ghcaen sa. Adsy dna fo hatt you elif hte ubt rae lvoed lal dink kwno rouy. .
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Oxox ezla-i.

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