Welcome to my Blog!

Hi! I'm Semper Fidelis, and this is my first post on my new blog, "Musings of a Chronically Unique Teen". I say "chronically" because I do have a chronic illness - called Mitochondrial Disease* - that affects my life in a big way. However, that isn't what this blog is about. This is about having fun and not letting anything stop you from accomplishing whatever you want to do with your life.

I believe that there's no such thing as normal. It simply doesn't exist. We all feel out of place because we mistakenly believe that everyone but them is the same. On this blog, I'm choosing to celebrate my chronic uniqueness. I hope you'll join me in celebrating being wonderfully different!

*Mitochondrial Disease (Mito for short) is a chronic neuromuscular disorder that affects the body's ability to produce energy. Since mitochondria are in every cell of the body, it causes a lot of different problems. Basically, it makes me get tired or sick more easily. However, I never let it stop me from doing anything!

If you want to know more, here are some links to some organizations that are researching treatments and cures for Mito:

http://mda.org

http://www.umdf.org/site/c.8qKOJ0MvF7LUG/b.7929671/k.BDF0/Home.htm

-Semper Fidelis

(P.S.- in case you're wondering what my pen name means, here's a link to a good Latin dictionary:

http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/showcase/wordsonline.html)