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The Vacation
I am on vacation. For an entire week, my husband and I are away from home, away from work (well, mostly—if there’s Wi-fi available, we work a little bit), touring the beautiful Olympic Peninsula. As Seattleites, the Olympics are pretty … Continue reading
Posted in Health Updates, Journal, Narratives, Reflections
Tagged central lines, doctors, gastroparesis, j-tube, jejunostomy, nausea, PICC lines, Port-a-cath, TPN, Traveling with TPN, tube feeding, vacation on TPN, vomiting
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Words on an Empty Stomach
At our church we have a weekly Prayer of Hope, when we as a congregation pray for people at home and around the world. For the Sunday before Thanksgiving, Greg and I put together a video, using movie clips from … Continue reading
Posted in Journal, Reflections, Spiritual Explorations
Tagged anxiety, food, gastroparesis, nausea, prose. poetry, TPN, vomiting
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The Grand Canyon, the Colorado River, TPN, and Me
An adventure worth some risks… but unforgettable, indescribable, spiritual, and altogether FUN experience! Continue reading
Posted in Journal, Narratives, Reflections
Tagged g-tube, gastroparesis, gastrostomy, j-tube, jejunostomy, nausea, perseverance, TPN, tube feeding, vomiting
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VINDICATION
vin·di·ca·tion (vin-di-’KAY-shun): The defense, such as evidence or argument, that serves to justify a claim or deed. I have been vindicated. Last Monday morning (February 27th) I had a dreaded appointment with my somewhat schizophrenic (or at least brutally unpredictable) … Continue reading
Status Post J-Tube!
OK, so (as per my routine) I turned the one-nighter in the hospital into a two-nighter, but at least I have my j-tube! So far, I am enjoying tube feeding (yes, you read that right, enjoying). It is monumentally easier, … Continue reading
Posted in Health Updates, Journal, Narratives
Tagged gastroparesis, j-tube, jejunostomy, poetry, TPN, tube feeding, vomiting
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Every Day is the Same Old Surprise
When the world is divided into GTDs and BTDs (Good Tummy Days and Bad Tummy Days), the monotony of the unexpected can be quite a jolt. Honestly, one minute I can be thoroughly enjoying my soy-protein-spiked coffee, and the next … Continue reading
Posted in Journal, Narratives, Reflections
Tagged gastroparesis, nausea, surprise, unpredictable, vomiting
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Intro to Jenn and GP, Part II
So we had a diagnosis. Unfortunately, the relatively few motility agents available all caused some undesirable side-effect: Reglan caused unbearable agitation, anxiety, and a firm belief that at any moment I would, quite literally, crawl out of my skin. Erythromycin … Continue reading
Posted in Health Updates, Information & Education
Tagged food, gastric neurostimulator, gastroparesis, hospitalization, j-tube, jejunostomy, TPN, tube feeding, vomiting
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