Coming home…

Coming home wasn’t so bad when it was filled with fresh flowers from friends and family, cards and packages coming in the mail and visitors dropping by to bring food and care packages or come for a visit. Not too shabby! Thank you to everyone who has called, texted or visited. It seriously means so …

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Hospital Stay

I was so impressed with Sharp Memorial Hospital. I lived there for five days and everyone I encountered was great. The food for patients was impressive and surprisingly good too! My mom stayed the night with me my first and last nights there and Chris stayed the two nights in between. The first day he …

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The Big Day! (part 1)

The night before my surgery, my mom flew into town from Seattle to help my boyfriend and I after my surgery. Having a pre-op appointment 15 hours before surgery was not my idea and made the day before surgery a bit stressful. I had gotten all imaging done and lab work drawn, but had to …

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How it all began…

February 1st, 2017: It all starts to get real at this point. It's the day of my pre-op appointment, which also happens to be 15 hours prior to my surgery.  All my tests and doctor visits have been completed at this point. My surgeons, Dr. Muldoon and Dr. Santore, have presented my case at a …

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