Hello, and welcome to Life Season Letters! I don’t know how long you’ve been living with chronic illness or what your health has asked of you along the way. You may still be searching for answers, or you may have spent years learning how to live with answers you never wanted. Whatever your experience has been, I’m very glad we’ve found each other. Your first letter is called “Kindred Spirits,” and that’s because one woman’s story has a way of turning up in another’s when she needs it most. I chose it to begin our Sundays together because I want you to know a bit about the woman who will be writing to you each week: not only through the illnesses I live with, but through the people who mean the most to me, the life I’ve learned to love again, and everything that brings me joy. When you have a little time to yourself, settle in somewhere comfortable and read it slowly. I hope you’ll recognize something of yourself in these pages, and that by the time you reach the end, you’ll know you’ve found someone who understands. A gentle note: this letter includes my own story of a medical emergency, long hospital stays, sepsis and chronic pain. Please read it whenever you’re ready, and at whatever pace feels right. Warmly, Kelly Life Season Letters