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S2 Ep4: BIRTHDAY BUDDY

HAPPY BDAY to my birthday buddy for life & todays podcast guest, Becca Syens! Becca’s a childhood friend I’ve know for life & I loved getting to sit down with her and pick her brain about her experience with Aplastic Anemia. a rare diagnosis she received while we were juniors in high school, Becca explains … Continue reading S2 Ep4: BIRTHDAY BUDDY →

caroline Uncategorized Leave a comment October 8, 2020December 13, 2020 1 Minute

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2 months in to re-entering the (part-time) working world after an intentional 9 months off, and phew. Whatta whirlwind.

it’s still holy week in the Catholic world & it’s always so hard for me to pick a favorite day, but I’m always (weirdly) so grateful to celebrate good Friday. A whole day devoted to honor the reality of suffering. And to recognize that to suffer is ok.

I think, for me, the hardest part of having a broken body is the constant learning and relearning of my limits it provides. Hey, I’ve been working on regaining strength for a while, so maybe I can do this on the weekends now? Or hi, I’m on this new supplement so maybe I can tolerate eating this? Or maybe this new medication will allow me to keep up with my job, etc., etc....& the only way I know how to find the answers to these questions is to follow my gut & live in a constant state of taking risks.

The latest podcast ep features a convo I had earlier this year with my friend/neighbor, Briana Mueller, all about what it’s been like for her to live with Type 1 Diabetes for most of her life. People. I knew this was an intense diagnosis, but I did not realize quite how demanding this disease can be until having this convo with Bri. Despite years of too many daily shots and finger pricks & a constant demand for her attention to this day, this girl does everything she can to keep this disease from ruling her life & she is so full of grit because of it. Case in point: she also biked 100 miles with her fiancé this summer to raise money for @jdrfhq....nbd. 😉 Link in bio/listen anywhere under I choose grit!

When it comes to feeling our feelings, grief & joy or hope & sadness or courage & fear or whatever else we find ourselves experiencing, we humans like to think it’s gotta be one or the other. But. This weekend, when I accepted a (part-time) job that’s so very catered to who I am & what I need...the exact same day my family & I found out we had to say goodbye to our pup of 12 years...all right before we celebrated a (Zoom) baby shower for my sis with such anticipation for this new babe coming soon....I was reminded this is so not the case.

After a convo with a mentor of mine recently, she commented on how, while a number of people have grown more discouraged during this strange time, it seems like I’ve gotten stronger. // She’s right, & there are a few different reasons this is the case.

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