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POTS: Emergency Preparedness For POTS
I remember moving to Maryland just days before a hurricane knocked out power for days. No power = no water. Of course, then we’d planned. We’d filled bathtubs and water bottles and buckets. We did the best we could, but then, there wasn’t a Potsie in the family and you can’t always plan because you [...]
POTS: Four Days Later (and no falling shoes)
There’s no fanfare or momentous bouts of joy. Though I think joy is there, this new freedom has come as quietly as it left. The dizziness of POTS is nearly gone, we hope, for good. Though we feel so blessed to see that she’s finally found something that works, the house is eerily quiet and [...]
POTS: Her Extraordinary
“When their normal is her extraordinary it’s a very, very precious moment. I know your heart tonight precious friend… It’s full. ♥” – HB This is all so new. It’s just been 24-hours since she stood, put her arms out, and broke down crying. Just 24-hours since that walk to the mailbox and that [...]
POTS: When Hope was Napping.
Kids get sick. You take them to the doctor. They get 10 days of some foul-tasting antibiotic. The next day, really, usually within 24 hours, your kid perks up. She feels a little better. Even before the antibiotic is done, your kid seems good as new. That’s the expectation because that’s the norm. And then [...]
Hey, Jealousy.
It’s stupid really. You know those moments when you’re intellectual, emotionless, brain-self tells you one thing, but the heart tells you another. Normally it’s ok. Normally I’m strong and tough and pushing forward and looking at the blessings and truly believing that God will take this and make something beautiful of it all. Then I [...]
