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Share Your World: May 29, 2017

Share Your World: May 29, 2017

May 30, 2017 ribbonrx Comments 0 Comment

This will be a weekly post of the most random of random questions to answer- to share my world! Thanks to Cee’s blog for being the brainchild behind this! What is the most famous landmark or building you have ever seen? I have no idea. I’ve been to Europe, the U.K., Ireland, and all…

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The Unpredictability of POTS

The Unpredictability of POTS

May 26, 2017 ribbonrx Comments 0 Comment

I was diagnosed with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) about four months ago. (Is that all? Really? *checks calendar* Blast it all. This has been the longest four months of my life.) In a stroke of luck, my diagnosis came only a month or so after the onset of symptoms, which I inadvertently described some…

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Share Your World: May 22, 2017

Share Your World: May 22, 2017

May 22, 2017 ribbonrx Comments 0 Comment

This will be a weekly post of the most random of random questions to answer- to share my world! Thanks to Cee’s blog for being the brainchild behind this! What one thing have you not done that you really want to do? Have children. This is a painful struggle we’ve been dealing with for over three…

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Rebellion Gone Wrong

Rebellion Gone Wrong

May 20, 2017 ribbonrx Comments 0 Comment

I’m not quite sure I’ve gone this long without updating my blog before, even after my multiple surgeries last year. This week has been a weird one, though, and I just haven’t felt like writing. Probably because of my rebellion that kind of ended up going sideways. Hubby was out of town presenting at…

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Share Your World: May 15, 2017

Share Your World: May 15, 2017

May 15, 2017 ribbonrx Comments 0 Comment

This will be a weekly post of the most random of random questions to answer- to share my world! Thanks to Cee’s blog for being the brainchild behind this! How many languages do you you speak? Two. Like the vast majority of American kids, I took Spanish in high school, but I don’t remember enough…

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Maybe This Time…

Maybe This Time…

May 14, 2017 ribbonrx Comments 0 Comment

There are many days on the calendar that are a challenge for infertile women. Christmas for sure, when all you want is to see the new little stocking hanging with the others for the first time. Halloween is despised, as you throw up your hands at seeing one more infant in a cuddly, warm…

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Share Your World: May 8, 2017

Share Your World: May 8, 2017

May 9, 2017 ribbonrx Comments 0 Comment

This will be a weekly post of the most random of random questions to answer- to share my world! Thanks to Cee’s blog for being the brainchild behind this! When you’re alone at home, do you wear shoes, socks, slippers, or go barefoot? Well, I always have a pair of socks on. Since I…

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Better? Think Again…

Better? Think Again…

May 6, 2017 ribbonrx Comments 0 Comment

via Daily Prompt: Better Sometimes I have this weird gift of forethought. Either that or just really good hunches. If I look back through my journals, there are multiple instances in which I predicted last year that I had a brain tumor. What are the chances, right? Yet, I turned out to be correct….

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I’m Not Shy

I’m Not Shy

May 4, 2017 ribbonrx Comments 0 Comment

May is Mental Health Awareness Month! I have struggled with social anxiety disorder since I was about nine due to bullying. I continue to struggle today. Please read on to make yourselves familiar with this common mental health disorder!

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She Told Me I Was Beautiful

She Told Me I Was Beautiful

May 2, 2017 ribbonrx Comments 0 Comment

And now she’s dead. Back up. This post contains discussions of untimely death and suicide. Please stay safe and steer clear if these subjects may be triggering for you. One of the interesting things about having chronic illness(es) is how your friendships change. In many unfortunate cases, people who were once your friends fade…

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