After a doctor’s appointment a few weeks ago, the next steps were for me to follow up with a colleague of hers who specializes in more complicated situations. She is affiliated with a local hospital and told me that what/ if ever I would need something done, it would take place there. After she said […]
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Cleaning Out My Room
I finally cleaned out my room last week. It was something that I had been putting off for a long time because I knew that going through all of my old things would remind me of a life I wanted to pretend never existed. I actually was amazed at how much I forgot. I also […]
I Stopped Trusting Myself …
We have all heard the expressions “Go With Your Gut” or “Follow Your Instincts”… They have a great ring to them and make a lot of sense in theory. However, there have been many situations where I have had trouble adhering to this. I tend to second guess myself. I also like to give people […]
Weekend of Anniversaries Part 1
This weekend has been two days of anniversaries. Saturday, January 5th was the date of my first kock pouch surgery and Sunday, January 6th was the date of my second surgery which was my first ileostomy. It is too overwhelming for me to talk about each day in one post so I decided to break […]
Picc Lines and Central Lines
When I went to visit Damon, the 9 year old boy who had an ostomy, in the hospital last Sunday, the issue of a picc line or central line came up. When I asked how he was sleeping the response from his moms was so incredibly familiar. They told me that every time the door […]