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06/09/2026

So glad my pre surgery appt is today. It’s like my body knows. I woke up doubled over in pain. 😣

05/29/2026

I’m. Never. Going. To. Be. A. Mom.

Sometimes I remember that because I see a sweet interaction between a mom and child and think “I’ll never get that.”

Sometimes I remember that because I have a pain deep in my abdomen that makes me nauseated and doubles me over.

Tonight it’s that latter. June 16, where are you?

But at the same time, I’m dreading June 16. So please, take your time.

Thank you for riding this emotional rollercoaster.

This one hurts, bad.Nellie you were such a beautiful ray of sunshine. The brightest most beautiful sunflower!Your positi...
05/14/2026

This one hurts, bad.

Nellie you were such a beautiful ray of sunshine. The brightest most beautiful sunflower!
Your positive attitude through all that life threw at you is so admirable.

Unfortunately, Nellie and I were connected on more than just a “she’s my bartender” level. We had something in common no one else did. Some special people were placed on this earth to be dialysis nurses and kidney doctors. The same nurses and doctors that took care of me, took care of Nellie. She walked in the clinic and they told her she reminded them of someone. That someone was me. To be compared to Nellie is not something I take lightly! I wish I could be half as positive, half as kind, and half as inspirational as her.

For whatever reason, God needed you more than we did. Fly high, angel! He picks the best ones first!

It’s been a heavy morning. Love those around you and tell them!
05/13/2026

It’s been a heavy morning.

Love those around you and tell them!

My page of vulnerability. To say today is tough is an understatement.I don’t want a pity party, I just want to express a...
05/10/2026

My page of vulnerability.

To say today is tough is an understatement.
I don’t want a pity party, I just want to express a couple things and move on with my day.

Mother’s Day.
A day to celebrate the women that keep the world going, literally!
And a day that I 100% feel like a failure and def won’t be doing any celebrating.

So I’ll shed a few more tears as I finish posting this and then it’s on to not even thinking about the day. Because blocking it out just seems easier right now.

04/22/2026

Had therapy this morning (8:45am)
Therapist: “Catch me up on the last two months.”
Me: *catches him up*
Him: “How do you get through and survive things?”
Me: “Uhhh isn’t that why I have you?”
Him: “Well you aren’t wrong but I still don’t know how you do it.”

Neurology follow up from my stroke (2 years seizure meds free check up) (3pm)
Him: “Well you have no need for me. You’ve proven you can survive and carry on like nothings happened when you medically shouldn’t have. Call if you need me but I’m not scheduling a follow up.”

Thanks for the confidence, docs. My friends probably won’t like it. This just means I’m unstoppable, right? Invincible at least? Something? Def means I’m tired.

04/22/2026

Just a small update. I’ve been put on the cancellation list for surgery so I can hopefully get an earlier date. They said only one person was ahead of me. I’ve been in more constant pain lately and am ready for some relief.

Usually I keep this page about me but I feel like this year, today needs to highlight someone that I cherish with my eve...
04/01/2026

Usually I keep this page about me but I feel like this year, today needs to highlight someone that I cherish with my every fiber.
We didn’t know it 3 years ago that I’d never get to have my own babies. I’d never know what a tiny human feels like to grow inside me. Never be called mama. Never get to experience all the pregnant mama things.
I get to be Godmama to a very special girl. Not just that tho, her mama let me be involved in EVERYTHING I could be.
I was one of the first to know Kennedie and Xavier were expecting. Always got ultrasound pictures. Updates from every appointment. Kept posted when anything happened. Was at the 4d scan. Gender reveal. Baby shower. And have been involved ever since. Laney girl is loved beyond words. I am FOREVER thankful for Kennedie and Xavier letting me be so involved. No, Laney girl isn’t mine but I’d do ANYTHING for that precious girl.
So today this page is dedicated to wishing Kennedie the best birthday and trying to show her just how thankful I am for the person she is.

Take a trip from right before we found out Kennedie was pregnant to Laneys first trip to the lake where I met her (I had surgery the day before she was born so I didn’t meet her in the hospital)!

Happy birthday, Kennedie!!

03/25/2026

I don’t know when surgery is yet but the decision was made today that I will have a tubal ligation and we will remove one o***y. 💔

03/24/2026

Usually I pull up to the drs office for an appt, jump out, check in even if I’m early, and get it over with. Not today. Nope today I’m in my car in the silence watching people walk in and out of the building and carrying on with their day. I’m shaking, crying, and trying to take deep breaths.

Nine years I’ve faced the reality of infertility (probably longer if we are being real honest). Not a single step in this process has been easy. None. Of. It.

I used to think about all my nieces and nephews and how being their Lala was absolutely my favorite thing. A part of me always dreamt about giving them a cousin or two to add to the bunch. In reality being a mom was always so much more of a dream and goal than being a wife.

Today is my first of two appointments in making the decision about which surgery I’ll have to deal with a couple of things that I have going on.

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