chronic illness – Grasping at Spoons

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”

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”

Welcome!

Hello! Welcome to my blog. This is a place where you can learn more about my medical journey and follow along with my health ups and downs. I want to start by briefly introducing myself (for those of you that don’t know me). My name is Kelsey and I am 26 years old. I liveContinue reading “Welcome!”