“his thinness and muscular atrophy after two strokes mean he could face problems with an IV as well

“Life is hard

“Very scary visually. For right now, he's in good spirits, which I think is a good sign. Just kind of total body soreness.

“he had developed "resilience" to handle the pressures he faced

“his real struggle wasn't performance, it was relationships, and a fear of not being enough that had nothing to do with being an adult but... everything to do with a much younger version of him

“I’m becoming stronger

“In Great and Unfortunate Things , we see how Arday went from being nonverbal as a child and illiterate until he was eighteen to scaling unimag-inable [sic] heights as an adult. Without romanticizing the struggle, this is a story of determination against seemingly insurmountable odds—and of a family and a small group of believers whose compassion helped him see what is possible.

“an immense privilege, but the pressure is intense and the scrutiny is constant