Chris helps run a charity for people affected by pancreatic cancer. The main event every year is a big race in LA. I really wanted to be able to make it for this weekend to show my support and I was pleasantly surprised that I felt ok enough to go. I had a couple friends …
So I made it the first weekend at home without going back to the hospital! Chris was my sole caregiver, but he was able to get some breaks when friends would visit. I had several friends visit throughout the weekend and I honestly don't remember much about those visits. I have a vague recollection that …
Continue reading Homecoming and a Fall: Post Op Series Post 2
So I have really struggled with writing this post mostly because I haven't wanted to relive the details of it. Also because with all the pain, the meds and overall hospitalization/surgery, I basically experienced amnesia. I welcomed the lack of memory because I obviously didn't know or remember some of what happened until I was …
Continue reading Surgery and Hospitalization: Post Op Series Post 1
I swore to myself I wouldn't do this. I wouldn't be like many of the other blogs about PAO's. I wouldn't abandon my readers when I started to feel better. I saw a pattern in those blogs I found. They all seemed to stop after a few months of recovery. My boyfriend took that to …
7.7.17 OMG OMG OMG! I took my first workout class in over a year! I went to a barre class. This is such a huge milestone for me. I survived and am no worse for the wear with my hip or neck. I was so nervous before class that I had a stomach ache. I …
PT has been getting more intense, which is great, but also exhausting. I have been waking up and making a coffee from my new coffee bar that I put together and then going back to bed and reading. I can finally read comfortably with my neck, which is a great new milestone and accomplishment! Reading …
I went on my first road trip to Mexico this past weekend to celebrate the 4th of July. I just love it down there and we enjoyed hanging with some good friends. I did a lot of stairs and took my first small beach walk! I had to walk over some slippery beach rocks too …
June is Hip Dysplasia Awareness Month! A month that'll be forever near and dear to my heart. Dysplasia affects more people than you'd ever know. I had know idea, but there is a big community of affected children AND adults. I've attached several photos of more information on this cause. It'll describe more about dysplasia, …
One of my best friends had a baby a couple weeks ago and asked me to come up and help her. I'm so honored she asked for my help and I'm so happy I can finally drive up and see her. We've been joking for months that we're basically doing the same things but can't …
We laid pretty low this weekend. I ended up sleeping a lot, but I still feel ok after the car accident so I'll take it. Now that I'm driving, I made a point to go up to San Clemente to visit a friend that has just finished her treatments and surgery for breast cancer. She's …
Literally Hip 