Nine years ago, I was at a turning point in my life. My best friend, Milly, had passed away from complications from Mitochondrial Disease. Milly had a YouTube channel. I thought about starting a YouTube channel in her honor, but I did not have a computer with a camera.
Furthermore, I knew NOTHING about creating YouTube videos. Instead, I decided to create a blog. What I could never have imagined is how instrumental starting a blog would be for my (future) YouTube channel. Every week, I looked forward to posting on my blog. I thought long and hard about the words and stories I wished to tell. I wrote and re-wrote many posts. Writing my blog was my mission and my passion.
Surprisingly, my blog reached an audience far and wide. At one time, I counted people from over 70 countries had visited my blog. Not too bad for a blog I did not promote or advertise. In 2020, after being dared by my mom to post a YouTube video, I switch my time from writing blog posts to creating YouTube scripts. I thought, perhaps, having this blog may have been a waste of my time. But, as time progressed, this blog became a HUGE asset.
Many things happened starting in August 2016. For example, at the end of August (2016), I began having severe difficulty breathing. And from there, I began my adventures trying to medical treatment for my respiratory failure.
I have read and re-read some of posts to get an understanding of the emotions I was feeling and also the things I went through. I have used many of my blog posts as the basis for a number of my YouTube videos. One video in particular, someone accused me of "not remembering events correctly" because it happened a few years ago. I chuckled because the entire script for that video was almost an exact copy of several of my blog posts, which were written immediately following the events.
This blog never turned out the way I had imagined it would. I dreamed this blog would create a huge following and would be a blessing to people all around the world. This blog never attained a massive following. However, my YouTube channel has. I wish I had more time and energy to devote to my blog, but I end up spending almost every free moment I have doing something related to YouTube.
As my YouTube channel has grown, more people are visiting this blog. I have told myself over and over again, I will post more on my blog, but so far, that has not happened. (I actually have posts I really want to publish. I just forget to come on here and publish them as the days speed by.)
To all those who have supported me on my blog, thank you so much. This blog means a lot to me...and hopefully, I will be more diligent to post more in the future. (I mean, you-all should be proud of me. I am getting this post published on time!) Happy Birthday to this blog. I hope everyone has a great weekend.
