Kelsey Rodin

Disability Pride

Over the past couple years I have thought about posting many times but was never in the right mindset or motivated when the thought came. I realized that as much as this is to share my journey it is also for me to record life and express myself. I am coming to understand that IContinue reading “Disability Pride”

I’m Back!

First off I want to apologize for my six month hiatus. As I am sure many of you can relate to COVID has transformed my day to day life and I felt like there was never much going on and never much to share. I often intended to get on and share what little wasContinue reading “I’m Back!”

Gastrectomy Anniversary

I want to start by apologizing for the almost nine month period with no posts. As I am sure everyone knows COVID has made life different and crazy. Due to all the changes at home and in life in general I got out of the habit of posting. I had intentions several times but itContinue reading “Gastrectomy Anniversary”

Home Sweet Home

I will just pick up where I left off. The abdominal CT came back clear of infection around my J-tube. This meant that my feeding tube can stay in place and can still be used. Then started the waiting to see if the infection would begin to clear over the remainder of the weekend. Saturday,Continue reading “Home Sweet Home”

Hospital, Hospital, and More Hospital

This story begins at the beginning of last week and it hasn’t ended yet. On March 1st I passed out (as I do) and as I fell my feeding tube got caught on my bed. This caused it to rip out of my abdomen and pop the balloon that holds it in place. After callingContinue reading “Hospital, Hospital, and More Hospital”

Isis the Service Dog

In honor of Isis’ 9th birthday last week (February 14th) and our Seven year Teamiversary this week (February 21st) I thought it would be appropriate to do a post all about Isis. While I will post more about the past of my mental and physical health journey in future posts I will start by sayingContinue reading “Isis the Service Dog”

Life Update

Again, let me start by saying sorry for the long gap in time between updates. I am still not in the habit of writing and something else always distracted me at the last minute. Hopefully I will get better at being more regular. Since my last update I have been recovering from surgery. I won’tContinue reading “Life Update”

Surgery Update

Sorry for the long delay in updating after surgery but it has been a rough couple weeks. I had every intention of blogging while I was in the hospital and even took my laptop with me but was not up to it at all. So, here is the update. Surgery went well. It took aContinue reading “Surgery Update”

Goodbye Stomach

It’s happening. My dysfunctional stomach will be leaving my body on Monday! To back up a little, I have been battling Gastroparesis for the past couple years. For me this means that I have a difficult time eating, as it causes nausea, bloating and severe pain. This has lead to damage in my throat andContinue reading “Goodbye Stomach”

My Average Day

I really didn’t know where to start for my first real blog post. I decided that I needed to start by explaining what life is like for me right now. The problem is that it is difficult to explain what living in this dysfunctional body is like to able bodied people. I was recently askedContinue reading “My Average Day”