Recovery is a process. It takes time. It takes patience. It takes everything you've got.Anonymous I am now a month post-op, and I can certainly say that I feel much better than my previous post. My pain is manageable, swelling has gone down significantly, and I am in a way better mental space. I am... Continue Reading →
I'm back! Today is first post back blogging and I'm happy to finally share what the past week has been like. As I have said in multiple times in previous posts, this surgery was in the making for 11 years. Being rejected by dozens of dental schools, hospitals, and private oral surgeons, I lost hope... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
Surgery is only 8 days away and that's crazy to think! It seemed as if time has just flown by! I never thought I would see the day of jaw reconstruction being only 8 days away! It is a miracle and a blessing. I'm overjoyed and I'm enjoying eating whatever I can for the remainder... Continue Reading →
In my 5th grade class, there were only twelve students and I felt like everyone were brothers and sisters because I grew up with them since we were in Kindergarten. Yet, there would be the beginning of the school year that there would be new students who would come into our classroom and it was... Continue Reading →
Float like a butterfly, sting like a beeMuhammad Ali Stress! Stress! Stress! The big word that everyone understands. However, lately, I have been more stressed, anxious, and just overall not myself and it has been for a few reasons. Spring break was a few weeks ago on March 18-22 and it was a relaxing week... Continue Reading →
It is now 67 days until surgery, not that I'm counting down or anything (but I totally am!) The countdown is officially on, well, it has been, but now the days are limiting and I can't be more excited. It is nerve racking to thinking about, although, because the face I was born with 23... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
Not until we are lost, do we begin to understand ourselves.Henry David Thoreau I'm back! It's been a while since I've been active but a lot has happened during my little hiatus from my previous post. There is one important subject matter that I would like to talk about. My last post was about me... Continue Reading →
Living a Double Life 