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I am so happy that you clicked on this! I can't wait to start this blog. My goal is to help young women find the courage they need to follow their dreams. My name is Ella and I am 17 years old. I have a condition called Functional Neurological Disorder (FND). I was diagnosed with this disorder when I was a sophomore in high school. If you aren't familiar with this condition it is a neurological disorder that affects the signals in the brain. This causes me to have episodes of fainting and non epileptic seizures. As a teenager who wants as much freedom as possible this was extremely hard for me. I had to do remote school my entire sophomore year and because of my episodes I am not able to get a drivers license. Having this condition is extremely hard, but I have learned to live with it and manage it. I wanted to step out of my comfort zone and try something new, so I signed up for a pageant. I had no idea what had come over me and why I had done it, but it was one of the best decisions I have ever made. In this blog I will talk about how I found the confidence to walk on stage and how it truly changed my life. Please subscribe to follow my journey.

xoxo

Ella