I have been blessed to be surrounded by the type of people who have always supported me and my passions, something I know can often be missing for a lot of people who grew up nerdy.

I went to computer camp, I appeared on Video and Arcade Top 10, I cosplayed, I had internet friends from a Sailor Moon chat room and yet I don't remember ever being made to feel bad about it.

) And finally, to the adults reading this to discover what they've been missing: Apologies, but Snapchat will show you things—like what you'd look like as a glasses-wearing chihuahua—that you'll never unsee.

My friend Carly and I decided we wanted to try cosplaying as one of our favourite anime characters, Lime from Saber Marionette J (both of us wanted to be Lime so both of us were Lime).

Silent Reflux is reflux that doesn’t produce typical symptoms – this condition has been called the “Silent Killer” because undiagnosed chronic reflux can lead to Barretts Esophagus or esophageal cancer.

Barrett’s Esophagus is thought to be a result of chronic GERD and is a coexisting condition associated with reflux that may be found anywhere within the body of the esophagus, but is usually in the lower portion of the esophagus near the EG junction.

Carly has always been awesome at making costumes and has only gotten better over the years.

We donned our costumes and within just a few minutes of being at the con we started talking to like-minded people who loved the same things we did.