Packing my hospital bag

You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.Margaret Thatcher Having surgery is one of the most stressful events you can prepare yourself for. Outpatient surgeries can be even more stressful. If you have had many surgeries like me, I have learned what is necessary to bring whether if surgery was...

Year in review

Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a happy holiday and a very happy new year! I'm glad to have time to write my first entry of 2019! I thought it would be appropriate to reflect on 2018. 2018 was an eventful year for me. A lot of stuff happened and it was one of...

It’s Finally Happening!

Never give up on something that you can't go a day without thinking about.Winston Churchill In March of 2008, I was 13 years old and was not aware that I was about to embark on an eleven year, never-ending, emotional roller coaster ride. In 2008, I was seen by an oral surgeon at Cincinnati Children's...