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They’ve Chosen the Wrong Battle
You’re now in a secret world. You’ll see things you never imagined; ignorance, rudeness, and discrimination. But you’ll also witness so many everyday miracles, and you’ll know it. You won’t think a milestone is just a milestone, you’ll know it’s a miracle and be present in that moment. You’ll treasure things most wouldn’t think twice about. You’ll become an advocate, an educator, a specialist and a therapist, but most of all, you’ll be a mom to the most wonderful child. Geraldine Renton “They have no clue who they are messing with!” I have said this over and over in the past few weeks. Medical research funding cuts were enough to…
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Heartburn
Every time I come across a picture or video of Lucy getting mad – it makes me giggle, because one of the first things they asked me in the ER was, “Is she vocal?” She wasn’t speaking words, but she had a voice and she used it! She was just taking in her surroundings. When they started poking her they found out just how big of a voice she had 😂 That’s my girl! Some days I have a cascading day of “medical triggers.” (I am not sure what else to call them, because one triggers another, and most of the time there wouldn’t be a simple connection between them.)…
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When Your Lucky Underpants Don’t Work
They should gamify your medical records so that each time you have a new and exciting symptom, you unlock an achievement in MyChart. Haha! If only this was true! I recently requested all my records – it took them a while – but I eventually received a digital file of a beautiful 7,000+ pages of records. I didn’t just request them for the fun of requesting them. I wanted them to go over some of my medical history. However, the overwhelming gratitude I have for every doctor, nurse, therapist, radiologist, the list goes on- who cared for and treated me – only explodes as I read through these pages. And…
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Courage to Venture
Allow this to soak in for a minute or two. By the way, I recommend this movie. You can read about it in the link above. Two things that you should know: 1. it’s three hours- so create space and time to watch. 2. Be alert to the almost identical parallels to today’s world. The scene that this quote comes from is a scene of a painter who is painting the Biblical frescoes in a church. He spoke this and I believe my heart stopped for a couple seconds and I had to stop and find exactly what he said in writing. As the article states, the whole movie points…
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Meet Them Where They Are
Every once in a while my Mom will leave me encouraging notes, or something she has read, or sometimes a comic strip. This week she left me a story from Guideposts. And the story was about an older man, who had made an impact on this family’s life, in many different ways. The adult children of the writer remembered that when they were little, “he always bent low.” What a legacy! The opportunity he saw in a child, to simply take the time to get on their level, which was probably increasingly difficult, but he saw this as something of great worth. I also can say I have had those…
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Did I Hear That Correct? Surely Not.
I’ll have my first granddaughter in a couple of weeks… she’s not going to be a pincushion. We’re not going to allow that to happen. United States Senator (look up the quote and see what else this senator had to say) Am I disturbed? Am I perturbed? Am I angry? Why, yes, all of the above. And no, this post is not going to be all about vaccines and medical research. However, the debates and the funding cuts continue, and when this continues I will not stay silent. I will give facts. And sometimes some first-hand experience and knowledge. I don’t know if this senator has ever experienced his own…
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Perspective.
Life with God is not immunity from difficulties, but peace within the difficulties. – C.S. Lewis Hello February and hello friends. My previous post was about the urgency of truth and information about one senate confirmation hearing that I personally have knowledge about, and felt it was time I spoke up about this nomination, policies, and the news last week. I gave facts and I watched as I said I would do, and let’s just say I wasn’t shocked, but I am disappointed with those with the power to question and vote, are choosing to ignore the fact that so many questions went unanswered, and therefore neglect the citizens they…
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Silence, not optional
“The government rest on his shoulders. The government rest on his shoulders. The government rest on his shoulders” Isaiah 9:6. This verse is on repeat in my heart, mind, soul, and lips. I come to you a day early, because there is a senate hearing tomorrow that is most likely to be a earth shaker for me and my fellow chronic illness friends. Now, I don’t like to go political on here, but I do feel like I am responsible for just giving some important critical facts. Otherwise what have I been doing for 37 years?!? The new administration has already silenced some pretty big deal information centers, departments, people…
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Peace like a Child
I come to you today, having had a vast array of emotions and feelings over the past several days. Don’t worry, I’m not going to get into why or who or what my emotions and feelings are towards, because the truth is peace can’t be found from people, places, things, policies, etc. However, I will begin by sharing that I have allowed people and policies, especially, to really disrupt my peace. And I have had to ask for forgiveness and confess I have lost sight of the ONLY ONE who can provide perfect peace, my Abba Father. Who when I have become quicker to run to as the week has…
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A New Year, Really?
Can we really say, “Happy New Year?” When just three hours into this supposedly new year innocent lives are plowed down and brutally killed? When others witness the horror and cannot do anything to help aid those lying in the streets? Daughters. Sons. Moms. Dads. Grandchildren. Grandparents. Sisters. Brothers. Cousins. Nieces. Nephews. Aunts. Uncles. Neighbors. Friends. How much will be too much? How far is too far? How many casualties and injuries are too many? Who will answer these questions? Local Government? Federal Government? Citizens? Get angry. Cry. Pray. But don’t stay there. Let it get under your skin. Aggravate you to take action. Write to the lawmakers. Write your…
