Category: Chronic Hope

  • Chronic Hope Part Three: Torrential Downpour

    Chronic Hope Part Three: Torrential Downpour

    I awakened to the sound of my alarm at 4am reminding me that today is surgery day. For everyone else it was just a typical Monday but for me it was the day I was going to find out if I can have children; it was the day that I would find out if I…

  • Chronic Hope Part Two: The Raging Storm

    Chronic Hope Part Two: The Raging Storm

    As usual January 1st, 2017 came and went in the blink of an eye. In the first 2 months of switching to a whole foods plant based diet I felt wonderful. For starters the weight began to fall off even though we weren’t completely whole food plant based yet. What I mean by that is…

  • Chronic Hope Part One: The Calm Before The Storm

    Chronic Hope Part One: The Calm Before The Storm

    The last few years have been challenging to say the least. It has taken me a while to get to this place of sharing my journey with both endometriosis and interstitial cystitis. Most of all it’s been an emotionally difficult experience grappling with the threat of infertility. At a time when we hoped to be…

  • Chronic Hope Medical Definitions Cheat Sheet

    Chronic Hope Medical Definitions Cheat Sheet

    It occurred to me while writing this Chronic Hope series that I have a good understanding of endometriosis, interstitial cystitis, and pelvic floor dysfunction but you may not. I don’t want to bombard you with medical terms and definitions throughout the series. Instead, I would like to make this post a safe place to view…

  • Chronic Hope Series: My battle with Endometriosis

    Chronic Hope Series: My battle with Endometriosis

    At last the time has come for me to start sharing my endometriosis story. It’s been 2 years since I last wrote in the blog and I have to say that I have missed writing! In the past I have started writing my story several times but life kept getting in the way. These past…

  • Preface to My Battle with Endometriosis

    Preface to My Battle with Endometriosis

    In March of this year I was diagnosed with Endometriosis. I have tried to write my story countless times but it seems I need to preface my endometriosis post by sharing some of my past so you can begin to understand me and how I relate my personal experiences to God.  This is a much…

  • Our Journey To Better Health

    Our Journey To Better Health

    There’s a lot that has changed since last year. SO much has changed! I apologize for the silence but I get quiet when a lot is going on. It takes time for me to process things and it usually takes my entire focus. The biggest change has been within me. This past year I’ve been…