Everyone has bad days. Healthy people. Rich people. Sick people. Poor people. E-v-e-r-y-o-n-e. To be completely honest, no one person is ‘worst’ off than another person. We’re all in this thing called ‘life’ together and have to navigate our way through. In metaphysics, I always read that we cause our own problems. We have the …
I felt like I just kept sinking and sinking deeper into a black hole and was slowly finding it hard to see the light at the top. (Catch up on why here) Think about it… if you are in constant pain, you can’t do what you used to do, all of your friends are doing …
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After getting out of the hospital, my family and I celebrated a very low key New Years at home and then it began… Me. Laying in bed. All day. Having nothing to do. But not caring and not wanting to do anything. During the month of January we visited several orthopedics and specialists to try …
I actually ended up getting a little more sleep since I was hopped up on pain meds in the hospital! (Read about why I was there here) Next morning the orthopedic surgeon came in to check out my knee. Everyone’s reaction to my knee was “woaahhhh”. It was still incredibly swollen. My cultures had come …
After receiving my diagnosis, I tried to remain positive and enjoy the Christmas season as much as I could. But I was in pain. A LOT OF PAIN. By Christmas Eve I was really shaking, pretty much constantly. Looking back I guess I should have tried to do something earlier, but I honestly didn’t …
Catch up on the story here. Christmas time is my favorite, favorite, FAVORITE! The lights. The music. The spirit. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh I just love it. When I went to get a bone scan of my knee and the technician gasped saying that I lit up like a christmas tree I was happy with the reference, but …
Definitely having one of those days . . . Didn’t really move until after noon today, was out of bed maybe like 2 hours and then was back in it. My body hurts. My bones ache. I have no energy. As I was wasting time on pinterest tonight I came across this quote. It’s very true. …
Catch up on the story with this post here. After moving into my new place I was very optimistic about getting my range of motion back. I was using my stim machine regularly and was really pushing myself in PT. I spent most of my days laying on the couch watching the 2012 Summer Olympics …
Today is an emotional day for me. September 27th. A year ago today was my last surgery. I often wonder if I would have experienced everything I have within the past year if I had not gone through with this operation. Today’s my cousin’s birthday too… but that’s a happy emotion 🙂 And… Today is …
Just jumping in? Click here to read the previous post. In 2008 I graduated from West Virginia University and began working at Deloitte as an IT Consultant. My first project was in Austin, TX. After it was cut short I was sent to work in Pittsburgh, PA. During this time you could say I was …
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