Sonic Boom

Here we go again. When my son was a baby, VACTERL ruled our world. It was all VACTERL all the time. There was a seemingly endless cadence of surgeries every few months. I lived on adrenaline. It was a constant onslaught and it seemed like it will never end. Then quite suddenly, it slows down. […]

Signs and wonders

Six or Eight weeks ago, my son was at his urologist for a routine set of tests to check how his mitrofanoff was functioning. For years his bladder never completely drained because of nerve damage. To address the issue, he started cathing years ago. But as my son put it, “my urethra is like a […]

I think I can; I think I can.

Down 31lbs.

Broke into the 70s today!

Step 3: Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.

My favorite quote from the Harry Potter series is spoken by Dumbledore shortly after Harry has been struck down by Voldemort. Harry is experiencing the afterlife and he asks his former headmaster if any of this is real or if it is all just in his head. Here is Dumbledore’s brilliant reply: “Of course it […]

2c the shiny me

Choking between layers of fat is the best version of me.

Step 2b…or not 2b

What I am trying to focus on for my recovery is the fact that I am not the center of the universe. I am not alone.

Step 2…insane in the membrane

“Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.” I will divide the next posts into two sections: Sanity and Higher Power. Sanity: noun; the ability to think and behave in a normal and rational manner; sound mental health. When I think of sanity or the lack thereof, I often […]

Step 1

Anyone on the street looking at me would instantly recognize me as having food issues.

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