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Forceps
This weekend, a story came to my attention that left me emotionally devastated. You can read the story in its entirety here. The story highlights the birth of baby Olivia, who, following a rather...
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Speaking UP!
Living with a bowel disorder is not easy. In fact, it can be downright awful at times. Besides the obvious physical discomfort, emotional stress is rampant. As an ambassador for those suffering with...
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It’s just not funny
Recently, I came across an article about a woman who lost her job due to incontinence. The headline reads: Opera Singer Can’t Stop Farting After Surgery, Loses Job. The woman, who suffered a botched...
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Living with Chronic Disease
At our most recent support group, we discussed living with chronic disease. Our guest speaker, a mental health professional that focuses on chronic disease, was extremely helpful in guiding our...
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You might scare her…
Sometimes, and often by well-meaning individuals, I am silenced from telling my birth story to others. When in the room with certain individuals and a newly pregnant mother-to-be, I am sometimes told,...
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99 Calls
99 Calls. As of next week, including my scheduled calls, I will have placed 99 calls as a patient ambassador for Medtronic. In a little less than two years, I have spoken with 99 people regarding my...
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And this is why….
As you may have noticed, I have taken an extreme hiatus from chronicling my life and progress on my blog. For whatever reason, be it moving houses , start of school year, 2 darling children that want...
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A Bionic Pioneer
Last year, I was approached by a woman very interested in my personal journey with my Interstim device. This amazing woman, Jennifer French, has co-authored a book about individuals and the way that...
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A Proud Message
Almost a year ago, I published a post called, My “Adult” Movie. In this post I discussed the event of Medtronic producing a video about me in an effort to educate people about, and put a real face to,...
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Reprogramming
Yesterday, I updated my Interstim Device programming. Since having the device put in the second time, I’ve gone back and forth to the office to achieve more optimal programming. Knowing that my first...
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