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#MotilityMoonShot

I am going to give an insight into a place I rarely write as personal entry. I do not do this because I am a “We”  not an “I” ~ this is a purposeful exercise. I am a patient/advocate and what I try to do… Read More »#MotilityMoonShot

#RightCare = #Research

Twenty-Five years of Advocacy for patients with Gastroparesis  Twenty-five years of advocacy for patients with gastroparesis: support group therapy and patient reported outcome tool development Teresa Cutts, Sandra Holmes, Archana Kedar, Karen Beatty, Mohammad K. Mohammad and Thomas Abell  It is with sincere & deep… Read More »#RightCare = #Research

#IIWK16

#IIWK16 There really is, truly, no other disease or incurable disease which forces you to prep for an outing like NPO orders for surgery or a procedure. It is a completely ordinary and well understood common practice for those of us with this digestive paralysis issue.… Read More »#IIWK16

Be Visible

My invisibility is not a burden upon your society unless you ignore our pain There is nothing to say in this vast sea of brokenness but a celebration of service  Eagles always acknowledge that which made them this way See buzzards & pigs ask questions… Read More »Be Visible

#InvisibleNoMore

Here are some links to our multi-level issues faced by – not all- but so many of us!  #FGIMD #GP #MITO #EDS #POTS #MotilityDisorders #CIPO #SBBO  #InvisibleIllness —  this is just a starting point I will be adding to it as I find more resources. … Read More »#InvisibleNoMore

Did You Know?

If you #TakeABite with a tummy or Digestive Tract which is “normal” ? It goes #swimmingly well! (Minus the occasional virus or upset tummy – but imagine having the flu {without a high fever or a few of the other symptoms} or food poisoning  –… Read More »Did You Know?

Live

I want to live. How much longer? How much more Grace will I be given? I fight with every breath to win. To hold on until this incurable becomes curable. Until the Invisible Illnesses become visible. When the Doctors tell me I am running out… Read More »Live