I was going to wait until y'all hit the mark, But I feel like I should say this now
When I made this post, it was supposed to be a joke
I mean, none of my posts ever get more than 20 notes if I'm lucky, so what are the odds of one reaching 666k? Impossible, haha
But then, something happened, something I didn't expect
People actually began to... like it? And... reblog? And comment?
Before I knew it, my notifications were swarmed with comments after comments after reblogs after comments all on this one post
Then, still in the mindset of this being a joke, I realised I'd made the goal too easy, so I upped the stakes
But... the notes just got more frequent from there
And it started to hit me just what was happening
For a while, I was overwhelmed with a feeling
A feeling I wasn't used to
It was like... all of a sudden... I mattered...
My existance was actually noteworthy
People actually... cared?
It wasn't a game anymore, it was a race to assure a stranger on the Internet that they were actually worth something
Hundreds of people all gathering in one online place to help out
Leaving messages and well wishes
It all suddenly felt so real
This was never a joke to you
And I won't let any of that go in vain
So... stay tuned I suppose
I'll look after myself, and I'll post proof of it too
I'll catalogue every time I put my health first
I'll acknowledge my bad days and celebrate my good days
(Tagging all the people in that screenshot)