Tag: trauma

• 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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  September 22, 2024

  About Me, HSCT

  anxiety, autonomy, body image, body neutrality, body positivity, chemotherapy, Chronic Illness, chronic-pain, depression, emotional armor, healing, HSCT, mental health, mental illness, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, pain, therapy, trauma

• 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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  June 29, 2024

  About Me, HSCT, MS

  birthday, chemotherapy, Chronic Illness, Cleveland Clinic, creativity, depression, friendship, harold and the purple crayon, healing, health, hospital stay, HSCT, imagination, mental health, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, stem cells, therapy, trauma, trauma therapy

• 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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  April 18, 2024

  About Me, Disability Education, HSCT, MS

  advocacy, anxiety, Chronic Illness, depression, disability, EMDR, HSCT, mental health, mental illness, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, therapy, trauma

• From OR to AND: A New Place in Healing

  

  I think the medical advice of “year-long recovery” for HSCT is a misnomer. But there is progress and there are things happening that matter to me. I am recovering more quickly, I am lasting longer, my endurance has improved.

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  January 5, 2024

  HSCT, MS

  chemotherapy, Chronic Illness, Cleveland Clinic, healing, health, HSCT, inner reflection, Jeremy Bearimy, mental health, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, phoenix, recovery, rest, The Good Place, trauma, wellness

• The Mental Gymnastics of Chronic Illness

  

  I am a mess. But I’ve never been more excited to be messy. My physical and mental health are in constant flux, no two days are the same and it’s exhausting. I guess this is healing? Today, that’s what I’m telling myself.

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  August 28, 2023

  HSCT, MS

  Chronic Illness, Cleveland Clinic, doctors, healing, HSCT, mental health, mental illness, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, neurology, trauma