And just like that, Wellness Week(end) 2026 has come to a close, and we’re not okay about it (in the best way possible). Day three was shorter but it hit just as hard. We started the morning with a comedy set from Ayanna Dookie (@adookie) that set the whole tone and reminded us that healing doesn’t just happen in doctor’s offices and therapy sessions, it happens through laughter, through expression, through giving yourself permission to feel everything. Then Connie O’Neal-Bates (@cloneal52), who has lived with MS for over 50 years, brought the Patient In You Podcast to the Wellness Week(end) stage, and the conversation was everything this community needed to hear. Real stories, real experiences, and a reminder that your voice as a patient carries more power than you think. We closed it all out with our founder, Victoria Reese Brathwaite (@picturethisvic), delivering closing remarks, and if you were in that room, you felt it. The gratitude, the tears, the laughter, the love. Three days of Black women living with MS, NMOSD, and lupus being poured into, celebrated, educated, and reminded that they are so much more than a diagnosis. To every single person who attended, spoke, sponsored, volunteered, and showed up in any way, thank you. This wasn’t just a week(end). It was proof that when you build something with love and intention for a community that deserves it, magic happens. See you next year! #WeAreILLMatic #WellnessWeekend2026 #BeyondLimits #WeAreILLWeek #BlackWomenHealth