Anosmia Tales: HomeGoods Candles

Crowded HomeGoods store in Cherry Hill (NJ) yesterday.

Candle aisle.

(I still buy candles for the aesthetic even though I can no longer smell anything)

Side-eye watched as lots of people sniffed lots of candles as they shopped the aisle.

I was ery aware that it felt like a gut punch.

I wanted to tell every one of them how lucky they are to be able to smell the candle scents and that they should never, ever take that for granted.

Seventeen+ years of not being able to smell anything anymore and it still hurts and saddens everyday.

There is no escape from constant reminders of this loss.