Since I’ve been approved for transplant, I’ve started to receive a lot of questions about the process. As always, the goal of my blog has to been to use my story to create awareness about the struggles of living with a chronic illness and to […]
Over the course of my adult life, June has not always been very nice to me. I don’t have the best track record with avoiding hospitals in June. In college, I started getting severe atrial fibrillation in June and spent almost six weeks in the […]
So, I realize now that I may kinda suck at this whole blogging thing…another six months has passed since my last blog post. I still want to write my blog. I still have A LOT to say about life as an adult congenital heart patient […]
“When God closes a door, He opens a window.” Everyone loves to look out a window in anticipation of what’s coming. Waiting for grandma to arrive, keeping an eye out for the UPS man with your Amazon package, watching for your loved one to come […]
When I first thought about starting a blog, my only real goal was for another heart patient, or anyone else with a chronic illness, to find something relatable in my story. I was so excited when one of my first blog posts, “But You Don’t […]
I grew up in the Midwest and currently live in the South; two areas that are known for their politeness. In the Midwest we barely bump into someone and out comes “Ope! Excuse me” without pause. In the South, it’s a constant parade of “Yes, […]
So, I’m realizing that when you write a blog about your struggles with a serious chronic health condition and you don’t write anything for five months that people start to worry that you’re dead or mostly dead. Rest assured, I am still alive and still […]
Like most people this week, I am headed “home” for Thanksgiving. However, I am not traveling to my mama’s house for turkey and stuffing. Instead, I am headed to Mayo Clinic to get their insight on the best option for the long-term management of my […]
I really hate the term heart failure. Nothing makes my little Type A personality heart hurt worse than having the word failure attached to it. Out of the approximately 79 diagnoses listed in my medical chart, seeing that one really breaks my heart. Last week […]
Over the course of my life there have been two main things my family and I have used to get thru the stress of my medical issues: humor and gratitude. Recognition and appreciation of all the good things in life, both big and small, makes […]