Denise Vasquez Photography

Photography by Denise Vasquez ©2021 This morning I #woke up being #grateful for another day. With each #day comes new #challenges but also new #beginnings. All my #life, I had to #fight for my life, every day, just for #being a #woman of Puerto Rican descent. Now add living with an #injury, #CRPS, constant chronic #pain, and being permanently #disabled to my fight for my #existence. If you’re reading this, don’t fret! I’m not the kind of #person to dwell on the past, feel sor

No matter how I’ve looked at things in the past, I know that many of my #perceptions have changed, and in many ways for the better. I’ve always heard the phrase “Everything happens for a reason” and sometimes it takes #experiences to see the #lessons or the #reasons. I wasn’t always #disabled, my #disabilities came from an injury at work, and in trying to get back on my feet literally & figuratively speaking, I’ve learned about the importance of self care. In the past I was a