About Me

Bonje, a girl who has POTS syndrome, poses in front of a barn. She is wearing a red checkered flannel and holding a black-and-white kitten.
My parents' farm is always full of fun animals.
Welcome to my blog! My name is Bonjé Gioja 
(pronounced bon-YAY JOY-a). I'm a farm kid attending Bible college in the Midwest to become a Certified Medical Assistant. After that, I either plan to pursue Nursing or Health Information Technology. Not sure which yet, though. 

 One of the defining factors for my future is the fact that I have Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS). Right now, I'm just focusing on not giving up as I face health struggles each day. As far as my long-term future goes, that's in God's hands. 

 I am blessed to have the love and support of my huge family (Oh, did I not mention? I'm the youngest of nine kids!) I have also been blessed to have the love and support of my handsome boyfriend Josh, who has been with me every step of the way since my very first POTS seizure.

I am also a Christian. I am so thankful that Jesus Christ loved me enough to take the punishment of death that I deserved for my sins so that I could experience a life free from slavery to sin. And I am thankful that He continues to love me every day and to give me the strength and grace that I so desperately need in order to conquer each day with POTS. Without Christ, nothing in my life would be possible. 

Bonje poses with her boyfriend for a fun photo in formal clothes. She is wearing a dark blue dress, and he is wearing a grey suit. They are both wearing dark aviator glasses and posing like gangsters against an old door.
Sometimes, my boyfriend Josh and I can be real hooligans.

College is tough even without a dysautonomic condition. So living with POTS as a college student is a real struggle, and has definitely left me crying and utterly broken more times than I can count. But even in the midst of all my struggles, God has blessed me beyond belief.

I'm a very stubborn, independent-minded woman, but when I find myself falling apart I have no choice but to seek help. So in a certain sense, my illness has given me a unique way to connect with others and create friends who would have otherwise remained strangers to me.

When I have sufficient energy, I love to have fun with those friends and with all the other people I love too. And on the days when my energy is nonexistent, I love curling up on the couch with my boyfriend to watch Netflix and eat chocolate. If I can't have fun, at least I can have chocolate, right?

Bonjé Gioja

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