Scars come with living. That's what Toby Mac's song says, and it sure is true. I gained quite a few scars within the first month of this year. I have three scars on my abdomen from my appendectomy, and I have multiple scars on my neck from where they put in my central line when I was in the ICU. You can read my Sepsis Survivor story here. Those are the physical scars you can see on my body. They will fade with time and most of them can be hidden by my clothes. Today, I want to talk about the scars that aren't visible on my body -- the emotional and mental scars. I'm talking about anxiety after Continue Reading
Sepsis Survivor: The Recovery
Writing out my story of surviving sepsis has been good for me. Writing is always therapeutic and healing for me, and writing this story out was no exception. I finished all five parts of how it all began and the details of my hospital stay. But once I got home from the hospital, it wasn't like I was suddenly 100% back to normal. I still had a long road of recovery ahead. I'm hoping to share that part of the story within this one post. If you missed the rest of the story, be sure to start at the beginning -- Sepsis Survivor: My Story of Healing (Part I). My Recovery My story left off Continue Reading
Ways to Fight Depression
Remember when I told you I was trying not to drown? Well, the truth is I was trying not to sink. I was trying not to sink into depression. I thought of those of you out there who read that post and felt it down in your bones. The ones who were also trying not to sink. And then I thought of those of you who are already sinking. So I reached out to my fellow blogging friends, asking if anyone has dealt with depression. I asked them if they were willing to talk to me about it. I was blown away by the number of people who responded. Friends, we are not alone in our sinking. So many out there Continue Reading