Magical Strings As I am sure all of you know my family and I have been waiting to get into Nationwide again. That is what has been holding us back from making any progress. Until we were going to have a plan from them, we were just going to continue to tide me over. I really…
One Week This past week has been one of the craziest weeks… What it has been full of is a whirlwind of things: Two hospital admissions Two visits to the Emergency Department One allergic reaction to a drug An infection at the site of my PICC line A clot in my left shoulder area due…
Instincts The past three days in the hospital felt like five days. It is odd how time is almost nonexistent when your mind is so focused on something. My team of doctors and nurses had the goal of relieving my abdominal pain and pressure during that stay. I was in full attack mode, ready to…
One Step Forward, Two Steps Backwards Tomorrow would have marked the two week point of being out of the hospital, but today I cut that achievement short. These past couple of days have been rather challenging. I have dealt with my abdomen being very swollen and distended, painful, and uncomfortable. Yesterday it measured out to…
The Waiting Game I am so thankful to say that I am now home. After the 10 hour car ride, I stepped foot into my house and began to feel happy and comforted again. It was magical to be able to go on a family walk around the block and say hi to everyone that…
The Day of Testing Yesterday was a day that my family and I have been waiting for. I was able to have my antroduodenal manometry study done. This test will hopefully provide us some answers to the motility of my stomach and the beginning of my small intestine. It was such an interesting procedure to…
My Bridge Healing has been my main focus these past couple of days. I have been embracing my time at home with my beautiful family. 15 days. That was the number of days we had to spend apart. 15 days was how long I was at AFCH. It was full of so many changes, it all…