The Beginning of a Day
Every morning is generally the same for me. It truly starts at that critical moment when I consciously figure out where I am and what I am doing. I like to describe myself as an old television trying...
View ArticleFamiliar Steps
Often times the best way to move into the unknown is to take familiar steps. Small steps, doing ordinary things to deal with situations that are in no way ordinary… We’re always going someplace new,...
View ArticleDiagnosis, Prognosis, and a ROAR! ;)
What am I? To a professional, I say I am a Type 1 Juvenile Diabetic with Chronic Acute Pancreatitis, Gastroperisis, and Neuropathy. Any of these things alone is not really considered deadly, in fact,...
View ArticleThe Night
For many the night is a time of parties, joy, and rest. My nights are quite different. For me the night is dangerous. It is a time of loneliness. I am often tired but cannot sleep. I have spent...
View ArticleWhat I Learned from a Pair of Pants
I have found that in life it isn’t always easy to choose the right path. In the summer of 2009 I went to a church picnic up Big Cottonwood Canyon, near Salt Lake City, Utah. We had arrived there early;...
View ArticleAn Adventure Awaits
Memories of My Seizures in January I have an Autoimmune Disorder, which means, that the part of me that fights off illness is attacking itself all the time, in addition to things it would normally...
View ArticleStrength in the Face of Weakness
“Kaija has always been strong…” I have heard this all my life. Am I? Most people think I am, but sometimes I admit I’m not so sure. When I was about 12 months old I had a Patent Ductus Arteriosus...
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