Taking it up a notch

Amy really made me kick it up a notch on Monday at physical therapy. And today I physically feel pretty amazing. This has been a weird few days emotionally, but physically, I haven’t felt this good muscle burn since I was training for the half-marathon. I have a new series of exercises to do at … Continue reading →

A Royal baby

News broke yesterday of a baby for William and Kate, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. I reacted to this news, which tabloids have been speculating about since probably the day after the world met Pipa’s hind-end, in a way that surprised even me. I burst into tears. At work no less. For the second time … Continue reading →

Finding rhythm

I’m starting to find a rhythm in this new, post wheelchair, post pelvic reconstruction surgery life with my husband and son. And I think making it all work is getting easier with each passing week. For the last several weeks I have noticed that by the end of the weekend I’m more aware of my … Continue reading →

The “tyranny of cheerfulness”

The “tyranny of cheerfulness”

Ehrenreich suggested in that one sentence that the culture that creates that expectation for individuals going through major medial events and treatments denies them the ability to feel what they need to feel, act as they truly want to act and live the way they want to. It made me really think. Had my need to put on a brave face for my family actually denied me agency? Did I wait so long for an x-ray because I was being the “nice girl,” compliant with what the “experts” had told me? Should I have been screaming at the top of my lungs? Continue reading →

Inspired

I can’t change the past, but I want to do everything in my power to help other moms. I am hoping by sharing the research I will do in reading those articles, as well as working to make new connections with others interested in pelvic pain I can provide good information for a good cause.

Mommas, you deserve answers and you deserve the chance to play with your child. Continue reading →

Now I’m jealous

I’ve been digging online again for more resources on a separated pelvis during childbirth and I keep running into stories of women who describe feelings similar to mine, who are constant and then they have another kid. Now I’m jealous. For all the time before surgery at the end of August my husband and I … Continue reading →

100 women everyday

Early in this process I discovered a statistic that I have shared here before. Everyday across the globe, 1 in 3,000 women will substantially injury her pelvis in childbirth (or pregnancy). And everyday across the world, about 30,000 women give birth. That means every single day, 100 women experience an injury like mine. It is … Continue reading →

That’s out of the way

Well, now that’s out of the way. For weeks I have been anxious about this winter and terrified that a fall on the ice could land me not just on the sidewalk, but back in the hospital. I spent way more than usual on a pair of good, supportive shoes with excellent traction. I even … Continue reading →

The Little Guy is OK

We finally got word today that our son does not have a hole in his heart. His pediatrician will continue to monitor him, we will keep up the food diary and take him in for a weight check in about two more weeks. So, as far as I know, his doctor is back to the … Continue reading →