Category: Mental Health
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What do you do when the options run out?
Ever feel lost? Like so lost you just don’t what to do? I’ve survived a lot of health issues. A lot of near-death health experiences. So many things that could have/ should have taken me out. But they didn’t. I survived them all. But why? Some say you’re meant to be here. You’re meant to […]
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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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new year. same shit.
My mind is BLOWN 🤯 It’s 2021!! and this little one just celebrated her SIXTEENTH birthday! My niece arrived in this world mere days before I received my second (failed) kidney transplant. Now she’s sixteen?!?! WTF. Excuse me, I’m sixteen (well, at least in spirit and sometimes – maturity). How can this be so? It’s […]
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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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TV TRANSPLANTS
So…my crazy boyfriend was watching this silly show the other day, Stargate Universe, and when I say ‘watching’ I mean days on end of a FULL ON BINGE!* I will note it’s gotten a bit better recently. 😜 After a few months days of having this show on, I was getting pretty good at tuning […]
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NephCure Fundraising Walk April 2019
I’m getting back to my fundraising roots (remember when I was a political fundraiser for four years?!) and taking ACTION! Next month, APRIL 7th– to be exact, NephCure *the organization dedicated to fighting and searching for a cure for FSGS & Nephrotic Syndrome* is hosting a FUNDRAISING WALK IN LOS ANGELES! I have started a […]
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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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SUMMER LOVING
Where do I start… Well, let’s just say this has been one hell of a summer. It has been over two months since my last post and a lot has happened since then. This has been a summer of: LOVE… LOSS… HEARTBREAK… SELF DISCOVERY… TEARS… LAUGHTER… JOY… …and finally, a renewed sense of purpose, self […]
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FINDING THE LIGHT
Depression. Anxiety. Suicide. These have all been in the news cycle recently due to the recent deaths of some major celebrities. We’re having a conversation about mental health. Finally! My only hope is that we continue this conversation. We shouldn’t have to have it shoved in our faces to see the problem. Depression is a […]
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