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When I got sick five years ago, my birthday became synonymous with hospitals. One year I had internal bleeding so bad, I was a millimeter’s measurement from urgently needing blood transfusions. Then there was the year I got a spinal tap and it took six jabs to finally get it right. Another year, I got…
185 days ago, give or take it’s been about six months, I legit thought I was going to die of a broken heart. January 29, 2018 will forever be a day I’ll remember, because it changed the trajectory of my life forever. Two weeks from then we were supposed to get engaged (or thereabouts). A…
Living with a chronic illness is something I wish I could explain in 150 characters or less; but the reality is it’s something that affects my life in varying degrees, depending on the day. The last several days have been, on a scale of one to ten, almost a seven (with ten being in the…
Navigating life after a long-term relationship is something I’d never wish upon anyone. It left me feeling so inexplicably empty and without a sense of identity; I honestly thought I’d never recover. You forget you’re your own person because you’ve become so consumed with putting someone else’s needs before your own (and that’s not a…
It was this time of the year, six years ago, when I experienced my first “real” breakup. He was a two-month crush whom I fell swiftly for, only to find myself with a bruised heart and lots of unanswered questions. He broke up with me the day before I had an appointment to get birth…
Read more Thoughts | Deleting a Photo Doesn’t Erase the Memory
It’s true, without pressure you can’t make a diamond. This is one of my favorite quotes, often attributed to Thomas Carlyle, a Scottish philosopher and writer. So when do you know there’s too much pressure in your life? We’re nearly a month into 2018 and I think it’s a good time to pause and reflect…
I read a post on Facebook the other day about a woman who paid for the customer behind her in line at a Starbucks drive-thru. She asked that the barista give the customer a card that said the drink was purchased in memory of her child that had passed away, and to pay it forward…
Read more Thoughts | Presence > Presents – What to Give This Christmas Instead of Gifts
