Well, this blog post took me a little time to write because I ended up back in the emergency room this past Tuesday (I think it was Tuesday, my memory is a little hazy). After being sent home after my second surgery I was doing fine until I started getting the same stomach cramps I … Continue reading Third Time’s a Charm
6 More Inches of Story
Well, that one was one crazy week. I get a bowel obstruction, find out I have a hernia, an extra organ that only 2% of people are born with, had a hand full of doctors at two different hospitals look at my CT scan and say, "I don't know", take an ambulance ride up back … Continue reading 6 More Inches of Story
Uncharted Territory by Kate
Programming Alert: Kate Dang has stolen this blog post!! "Hello Boys! I'm baa-aack"! I can't but help but think about that scene from Independence Day as I sit here next to Steve in the hospital. It literally feels like a bad case of deja-vu sitting here going through this for the second time. In the … Continue reading Uncharted Territory by Kate
Set Backs… and Practicing What you Preach
Set backs are not something I totally prepared for during this process... At least not to the extent in which I would have to come back to the hospital. On Thursday afternoon I experienced some of the worst abdominal pain I've felt since I got my stomach removed. It felt like I had gotten stabbed … Continue reading Set Backs… and Practicing What you Preach
It’s on… like Dunkirk Spirit
According to the British idiom dictionary, "Dunkirk spirit is when people pull together to get through a very difficult time."