I originally wrote this 4 years ago in November 2016 as a Facebook post. Trump had just been elected and I was 9 months post heart transplant and experiencing a series of setbacks: back to living 3 hours away from home, so that I could be near the transplant hospital, healing from a Grand Mal … Continue reading Setbacks After Heart Transplant 🙄 & Seeking Joy 💗 (Originally Published in November 2016).
Tag: adversity
I’m in PAIN from my Cholesterol Medication, no really. 😟
I'm statin intolerant (which means, I can't take typical cholesterol medication) because the med causes me debilitating muscle cramps. This side effect happens when people are just starting out on the medication and usually subsides.
5 Secrets About Blogging About Death, Dying and Surviving 🤯
I thought I would take a moment to reflect on some patterns in my writing, some secrets about writing about death, dying and surviving.
How I Avoided Death in 10 Steps…❤🙏😤🤞
My survival guide of how I overcame bone cancer, then later a heart transplant, breast cancer and the death of my Mum from ovarian cancer all within the same time period. I relied on some strategies to endure this time in my life. May my experience possibly lift your burden in some small way.
Am I’m rude for being diabetic at the dinner table? 💉💊🦶
I was called rude for checking my blood sugar and giving myself pen injections at the dinner table.
My 5 Tricks of How I Deal with Pain… 💪❤🐩🏖
As a heart transplant recipient and cancer survivor, I have experienced intense physical pain and prolonged mental anguish. I have a few tricks I use to endure pain and I will share them with you. I hope it brings you some measure of relief.