Tag: therapy
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My Complicated, Needy, Irrational, and Humbling Relationship
The doctor/patient relationship will never be equal. I need him, but I don’t want to need him. I am so lucky to have found him, but I wish I never met him. What a phenomenally unfair burden to place on another person.
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Armor
I’m working really hard right now to think of my body as functional, beautiful, and perfect in its imperfections. I gave my body to science and I’m trying very hard to get it back.
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Life & OT hacks that just make sense
After multiple bouts of paralysis, I’ve become well-acquainted with occupational therapy and hacking my life. Here are things I recommend for safety, staying active, mobility aids, home adjustments, organization, and cleanliness. These products improve my daily life and help ensure my continued independence.
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The Not-So-Terrible Twos
Two years have passed since my stem cells were put back in my body to rebuild bone marrow and my immune system, it seems like a lifetime ago and yesterday all at once.
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How many therapists is too many?
After years of trial and error, I now have three individuals dedicated to different aspects of my mental health. In comparison to my other medical teams, three seems like a small number. Let me reiterate and say it loudly for those in the back row, MENTAL HEALTH DESERVES YOUR ATTENTION TOO!
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Meaningless Vows
Absent of a vow or a ceremony, I know the people in my life who are here for better and for worse, in sickness and in health, till death do us part and that’s more than enough.
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Reflecting Back & Looking Forward
I am six months post transplant and full of hope and gratitude. Take a moment to thank your beautiful, wonderous, amazing, incredible and unique body.
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Emotional Volatility
I’m ok… I think I’m ok… well, maybe I’m not ok. Everything feels too heavy, too important, too intense right now. I’m productive and high functioning, but I guess my goal in writing this is to say it’s ok not to be. Just be.
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Why I Write
I discovered, the more I opened up, the more the people in my life surprised me with their understanding and support. My family, friends, coworkers and kind Midwestern strangers continue to surprise me in ways I never imagined.
My Chronic Library 