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
Sepsis Survivor: My Story of Healing (Part V)
This is my story of healing -- of the miracle God worked in my life. My reason for writing it out here and sharing it rather than keeping it in a private journal is in hopes of someone who may be going through a similar situation to know they aren't alone. I also believe I am a living testimony to God's healing power, and I want to share my story of healing so He can get all the glory. This story proves that prayer is powerful. That He does indeed hear us when we call out, and He cares. Because this story is long, I've split it up into multiple blog posts. Be sure to start from the beginning Continue Reading
Sepsis Survivor: My Story of Healing (Part IV)
This is my story of healing -- of the miracle God worked in my life. My reason for writing it out here and sharing it rather than keeping it in a private journal is in hopes of someone who may be going through a similar situation to know they aren't alone. I also believe I am a living testimony to God's healing power, and I want to share my story of healing so He can get all the glory. This story proves that prayer is powerful. That He does indeed hear us when we call out, and He cares. Because this story is long, I've split it up into multiple blog posts. Be sure to start from the beginning Continue Reading
Sepsis Survivor: My Story of Healing (Part III)
This is my story of healing -- of the miracle God worked in my life. My reason for writing it out here and sharing it rather than keeping it in a private journal is in hopes of someone who may be going through a similar situation to know they aren't alone. I also believe I am a living testimony to God's healing power, and I want to share my story of healing so He can get all the glory. This story proves that prayer is powerful. That He does indeed hear us when we call out, and He cares. Because this story is long, I've split it up into multiple blog posts. Be sure to start from the beginning Continue Reading
Sepsis Survivor: My Story of Healing (Part II)
Writing my survivor story out is therapeutic for me. It's a way to release and find closure, and having it written out means I can come back to it later and relive it if I need to. I find that when I go through something traumatic, sometimes I need to relive it -- to remember it happened and it makes me who I am. I often go back and read my miscarriage story on the anniversary of it. My reason for writing it out here and sharing it rather than keeping it in a private journal is in hopes of someone who may be going through a similar situation to know they aren't alone. I also believe I am a Continue Reading
Sepsis Survivor: My Story of Healing (Part I)
I've decided to write out the details of my recent medical experience of becoming a sepsis survivor. I'm going to be sharing a lot of details. I don't know if anyone will want to read this, but these blog posts will be more for me. It will be a way for me to work through everything that happened, share my experience, and keep it for future reference. When I go through something traumatic, writing about it helps me. And having it written down where I can go back and relive it for a moment helps me too. It's a way to release and find closure. My story is long, especially if I include a lot of Continue Reading