Category: Colostomy

I’m Just Tired…So Tired and That’s Ok.

~ Sam ~ 2 Comments

I don’t want sympathy. I don’t want people to feel sad. I just need to express the exhaustion I feel living with an unrelenting, cruel and downright disgusting disease.

Here We Go Again….More Medical Appointments Ahead!!

~ Sam ~ 3 Comments

Feeling overwhelmed? Me too. I think that’s perfectly normal. They may be months away, but they are indelibly printed on our mind. It’s like we have a “post it note” stuck to our forehead, which, of course, only we can see!

How On Earth Did We Become A COVID Couple??

~ Sam ~ 3 Comments

I don't think I'll ever get rid of the vision of my husband slumped half on the floor, with his head slammed into the hard arm of the chair, unconscious and vomiting while unresponsive. I've never been so scared in all my life.

6 Ways I Stay Chronically Content Despite Chronic Illness

~ Sam ~ Leave a comment

Whatever your chronic disease or circumstances, don't let your happiness be defined by what has been taken away from you. Think upon the things that make you smile.

Not What I Want To Share …..A Letter to My Loyal Followers

~ Sam ~ Leave a comment

Hi Everyone, This is more a letter than a blog post, and I have been battling whether to share it or not. However, sometimes life is just tougher than we ever expected, and when we keep our burdens and troubles to ourselves, we only increase our stress levels and worsen our circumstances. I'm a giver, … Continue reading Not What I Want To Share …..A Letter to My Loyal Followers

Pausing to Ponder

~ Sam ~ 3 Comments

I'm catching my breath with a cuppa to pause and ponder. So much has been going on in recent months. New diagnoses, flares of old diagnoses, my husband dealing with his own health battle, including a trip to ER and hospital admission, and the list goes on.

I Can’t Believe It…My Latest Lumbar X-Ray Uncovers a Missing Diagnostic Link in My Story!

~ Sam ~ 11 Comments

Everything I've experienced now makes so much sense. I now know why, and for some reason, that knowledge removes its power over me. It's part of me rather than being something attacking me from nowhere.