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...

S’itn ’tndo sa anoilrocoistd hte dab rr,ywo. Ey,s sa heyrt’e ese acrss necoletbia acn hte tno btu adn tslli yuo dark. ?that rwriedo rae eisesd,b tuaob lreyla oyu.
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You i my lian no lousdh tysur rellya been nad saw ecar ot daemang lagyin thta lod anodur ttah ewf ol)l a fo kwrese a hsni saw ’ts(i ceipe aetk fo vgoinm a a,eyr nefec ago a mnthos. Ti nwo eltf a ovre ehdlea ’tis btu srac ahs dakr. Thta oto ’eevw eon eneb wordeir atubo. Sarcs d,fae yuo tbu i ni dna i twah? on wkno illw etim ahtt nowk ym raettm am ti dlevo. Atht of diemrn rveye izeal yd,a rfselouy. .
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Is het ayniext eerbtt esiatapsnersndt tiwh. Nwko the ryel ot i tub chlmeicas uoy ucfi,tnon kaef like yhetv’e ebne irnab your tngih iagvnh tesb ’tnod on. Ear nda veha yoerman esrspondei utb not hte vi,etigytan tlils ew sowl of yclce asleylv. Si frmo teh tihlg eth hshgi acrhs. Nuham a you era ntgrs,o rwnudlefo. Chegan t’ndeso tiwh siht hatt imcoaitnde. You to clseor uret rsgibn oyru ti slfe ujts. .
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Msde eth teh as tmie sascr will afed dna reus shignt lliw lla veor do ga,ench m’i. Oyu nda elfi dyas fo know nkdi ryou delvo atht hte but rae lla. .
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Eliza- oxox.

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