Category: Looking Back
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Not a girl, Not yet a woman
Hey there! Remember me? It’s been so long since I’ve posted on here and I know some newbies are following. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT, YOU GET ME THROUGH EACH DAY! So, I will reintroduce myself. Because truthfully, I am meeting the new me too. 😉 I’m Bridget. My illness is chronic, but I’m […]
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A WHOLE NEW WORLD
I’m finally doing it. I’m finally sitting my butt down and WRITING. A. NEW. POST. Phew… Getting that first sentence down is a HUUUGE step for me. Apologies for my prolonged absence. I feel like life is crazy… as it is for all of us. You start with the best intentions. Yet, somehow, you never […]
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DATING THE CHRONICALLY ILL (PART 2)
Once I was out of college and starting my career I did feel close to ‘normal’ and most people I met had no idea what I’d been through, and that’s just how I liked it. So… I dipped my toe into the dating world. Starting slow, I went on a few dates. I […]
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10 BEST THINGS ABOUT LIVING WITH A CHRONIC ILLNESS (PART 2)
Putting together this list has actually been quite cathartic and forced me to take a moment and count my blessing. It’s too easy to get bogged down mentally with all the negatives and hardships that come with living with CKD- chronic kidney disease. I hope this will inspire you take inventory of your life and […]
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10 BEST THINGS ABOUT LIVING WITH A CHRONIC ILLNESS (PART 1)
Y’all know by now that I am always searching for the silver lining of living with a chronic illness. I know that it’s easy to focus on the negative… because they are a TON of negatives. But, if you take a minute and really look at your experiences you will see that you may be […]
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THE BEAUTY OF BIRTHDAYS
It won’t surprise most of you when I say I LOVE BIRTHDAYS! Especially my own. As a child I always appreciated birthdays. Having divorced parents, I always got TWO celebrations, cakes, parties, gifts etc… You get the point. It was always awesome and I may have gotten a little spoiled by it over the years. […]
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18 YEARS
My birthday is coming up. In a few short weeks I will be 36! Not quite sure how that happened so quickly… but here we are. As this day approaches I have been thinking about age, and all that comes with it. I know age is just a number… you are only as old as […]
Chronically Bridget 