The Personal Blog of a Gen X Mom.
I'm finally getting over pneumonia and back to blogging! I have been wanting to sit down to update my blog and just kept feeling super, super tired every afternoon after work. I knew I wasn't feeling my best, but I had no idea how awful I truly View Post
I recently had to have gallbladder surgery after heart surgery, so I thought I would share my experience with that here on my blog. I had a gallbladder attack almost two months ago that was pretty bad. It landed me in the emergency room. I had View Post
When you think of heart surgery, it's hard to come up with anything positive if you have to go through the experience. You may be facing heart surgery and reading this. I can assure you that I completely understand how you feel. It's definitely View Post
Heart surgery t-shirts make the perfect gift. I always tried to find the humor in the situation while recovering from my heart surgery. It was a necessary part of my healing process. It made me a little depressed just sitting there thinking about View Post
Depression after heart surgery is a very common thing. It's one of those things I wish I had known about before I had heart surgery. It never crossed my mind that I would feel down and blue after my bypass surgery. However, that's exactly how I View Post
Gifts for heart surgery patients are a nice way to let someone know you are thinking of them. You might be at a loss for what you could do for someone who has just had heart surgery. If you're like me and not that great of a cook, taking them a meal View Post
Having heart bypass surgery taught me many things about myself, my life, and people in general. You might think. "What's the big deal? You have surgery, you recover, and life goes on". Yes, you do eventually recover and your life does go on, but View Post
Today I'd like to update on my checkup one year after coronary artery bypass surgery. If you've just stumbled into this post, my journey through double bypass heart surgery starts here. December 1, 2017 marked one year since my coronary View Post
I smoked for twenty years, and I quit smoking cold turkey six months ago. I always admired people who could decide they wanted to stop smoking, or anything for that matter, and just do it. These people must have a stronger will than me because I View Post
Today officially marks six months since my double bypass heart surgery. My heart surgery journey starts here if you'd like to follow along from the beginning. I'm truly amazed at how much better I feel. I've felt empowered and strong and have View Post
As I’m coming up on the three month mark since having my double bypass surgery, I’m happy to report that aside from some frustrating blood sugar issues, I am doing very well. I’m getting stronger each day that passes and I have learned so much about View Post
