Steve Reflections

Asking for a Friend: How we ask for Help and Cultivate Deeper Friendships

In my Facebook algorithm, a video popped up about "things you see at Target". The original creator, Quint Essential, posted a video of a person who bought a big flat-screen TV, but clearly did not have a plan to transport it home. After watching the individual struggle to put the TV in the trunk, then … Continue reading Asking for a Friend: How we ask for Help and Cultivate Deeper Friendships

Steve Life without a Stomach, Little Graces, Reflections

Lessons Learned #1: Sunny Side Up

Yesterday, our gastroenterologist ran into Kate at the hospital while she was working. Kate told him about the past four weeks including the Meckel's Diverticulum that had gotten infected and removed. The doctor said something that surprised both of us: the Meckel's Diverticulum is made up of both stomach and pancreatic tissues, which means that I … Continue reading Lessons Learned #1: Sunny Side Up

Steve Community, Farewell Stomach Tour Revisted

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If I have learned anything through this whole process, it's that the stomach-less community is tight. Yesterday Kate and I got to meet Marne and her husband Kyle for the first time. A couple of months ago, Marne reached out to us after finding out that her work was sending her to San Francisco for a … Continue reading Facetime