A letter from May 28th, 2020

Dear FutureMe, Hey. It's me obviously lol. It's currently 2:00 am, May 28th 2020. A lot is going on right now. We are in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. It's really stressful for the most part; my sophomore year of high school got cut short, it's hard to see my friends, and online school sucks. My anxiety levels have been especially high for the past few months as well. I know that in 5 years from now, this will all be past me. I know it will, because not everything lasts forever. And thats fine by me. My best friends are currently Abbie Grace Levi, Kalyna Raguso, Julia Svoboda, Liana Randazzo, Michelle Simkin, and Jules Boccardi. I love them so much, and I hope that from 5 years and for the rest of my life that I will remain friends with them. They make me the person that I am. Maybe I will have different best friends 5 years from now, ones that I meet in college possibly. Oh yeah. 5 years from now I'll be a junior in college?! Wow. I wonder what college I'll end up in. I also want to go to medical school to become a doctor, specifically a gastroenterologist. I would love to help find a cure for Chrohn's and Celiac disease. Maybe I won't go into the medical field at all. Maybe I won't be on Remicade anymore. I guess thats why I'm writing this. I actually found out about this "future me" website through the app called Tok Tok. Will I still be using that app 5 years from now? Probably not. Or maybe I will. I'm also really struggling with my body image lately, but that has been going on for awhile now. I know that I should love my body, but it's hard. Hopefully I will learn to accept and love myself in the future; my legs, my skin conditions, my small bust, my hair, my smile. My parents, the people I look up to the most, will be 55. That isn't much of an age difference, but I still wanted to talk about them. I hope we always have a good relationship, and I'm sure we will My brother will be 24. Wow thats old! I wonder what job he'll have! Maybe he will be engaged? I don't know. My dog Hanna. She'll be 13. I truly hope she will still be around. I've grown up with her and I love her so much. A lot can change in 5 years. I hope that the future brings me nothing but joy, peace, and good health. I'm really not sure what else to write, but hey Elizabeth, one more thing - EVERYTHING WILL BE OK! I told you so. See you in 5! -EJ