Mighty Member since April 2018
I’ve been sick for eight years and on TPN for five years, 24/7 to try and address the hypoglycemia that plagues me despite removal of my pancreas which failed and created a slew of new problems. I’m here to see if I can offer help or support in any way. My first few years with 28 hospitalizations were horrific but it was when they could do nothing more that the bottom dropped out of my world. With the support of my family, friends (the ones that stayed the course), grief counselor and a few realistic drs, I carved out a new life. Art or rather painting was where I found the greatest relief. The act of applying paint to canvas is raw and real. I call it the space between the words. I’m an avid writer but sometimes words can’t adequately describe not eating, coping with chronic pain and a body they is deteriorating before your eyes. I’ve learned love and gratitude are the way forward. I’d like to share how to work through the pain and rage.