It’s a heart attack! It’s a dislocation! No, wait! It’s a birth defect!

This week has been rough to say the least...  Tuesday morning I woke up feeling my "normal" self… (what I would consider normal pain levels, what I would consider normal nausea levels, etc... no alarm bells were sounding.) I took my morning steroids and sleepily snuggled my kitty while they kicked in. I dozed off …

The Day My Mom Died: March 15th, 2011

March 15th, 2011 started like any other day. I woke up after having slept in, and like most teens on spring break, I immediately picked up my cell to see I had texts and various other notifications awaiting my response. One of those texts was from my best friend, Ryann, who was home from college …

Changes to the Blog

As some of you may have noticed, I decided to change the page names and URLs on the Medical History section of my blog. Instead of labeling the page according to a diagnosis, I've decided to list them according to the medical specialty that treats that diagnosis. There are several reasons for this but the …