Journey
The Relief and Grief of a Medical Diagnosis
After two years of frustrating symptoms, I finally had an answer. That answer came with conflicting emotions battling in my mind. Any given day had a different winner. A short time following cardiac arrest, I started to experience symptoms that became more frequent, and more…
Invisible Illness: How I Look Doesn’t Reflect How I Feel
I realize this might sound ridiculous. When people ask about my health, or a certain health condition, their response is often something like, “But you look great, it can’t be that bad!” As if looking good equates to good health or even feeling good. Instead of…
The Relief and Grief of a Medical Diagnosis
After two years of frustrating symptoms, I finally had an answer. That answer came with conflicting emotions battling in my mind. Any given day had a different winner. A short time following cardiac arrest, I started to experience symptoms that became more frequent,…
Dozens of Doctors and Nurses Repeated this Secret Advice to Me—Word for Word
I survived cardiac arrest in January 2018. Full disclosure: I survived a health insurance denial in January 2018. I’ve previously shared how I had cardiac arrest after my usual run one January. I wasn’t breathing for 11 minutes, and that’s just the first time around….
Health Issues aren’t My Identity. They are My Reality.
It can be challenging to live what people consider a normal life when you get reminders every day, throughout the day, that you live with numerous health conditions. We all know that person. The one you avoid asking, “How are you,” because you know the response will…
Same Run. Same Route. Life-Altering Event.
Author’s Note: I write this having suffered an anoxic brain injury. Cardiac arrest stopped my breathing for 11 minutes, and another four times on the way to the hospital. Years ago, this was called brain damage, but now the softer sounding phrase is brain injury. Same…