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Jan 14, 2020
Quick Update (about surgery tomorrow on 1/15) and Prayer Requests
Hi, friends!   My surgery (to replace my j-tube and also remove the vascular malformation in the bottom of my right foot) was originally scheduled to be done outpatient at the O.R. in the OHSU Center for Health and Healing at the South Waterfront.   But, I saw the “pre-op medicine” doctor last week, and after the appointment, she got in touch with the head of Anesthesiology and my surgeon.  Because I went into septic shock and had to go to ICU about 12 hours after my last surgery in 2018, they all agreed that this surgery should be done at the South O.R. up at the [...]
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Nov 2, 2019
Past Few Months.
Hey friends,   Just wanted to check in with a medical update.  Thank you so much for your continued prayers for me!  I’m so grateful.  The past few months have been a little rough since I last posted, and I’ve had to just take it one day at a time and lean on the Lord for strength.   At the end of July, I doubled the dosage of one of my nerve pain medications because the small fiber neuropathic pain in my hands and especially in both feet/legs has been so very bad. :’(  Doubling the dose helped the pain somewhat (a little relief was better than nothing), but [...]
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Sep 15, 2019
Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week 2019
* I shared this on Facebook and Instagram but wanted to post it on my blog as well since some of you here aren’t on social media. 💚 *   I originally had the background of this in blue, but then I remembered that today starts Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week 2019!  So I of course had to change it to green. 😉  You know how diseases have a specific color/ribbon (gold is for childhood cancer, etc.)?  Well, green is for mito. 💚💚   To bring more awareness, I just wanted to share a little about how Mitochondrial DNA Depletion Syndrome affects me which is the [...]
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Aug 16, 2019
2019 Mitochondrial disease appointment recap
Hey friends,   First of all, I’m sorry it’s been so long again since I last blogged. :(  Last month, I had my mitochondrial appointment in San Diego—traveling and the trip in general was hard physically (more details below), so when we got home, I had terrible nystagmus and other rough mito symptoms.  And then, 2 weeks after that, I had an appointment with my pain doctor in Seattle.  So it’s been pretty busy!   I also never mentioned here that I got a little job in January.  I am a hand lettering artist with a company called Punkpost (you can look at their [...]
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Jan 3, 2019
Reflections on this past year 2018
Dear friends,   As I look back on 2018, it brings back so many emotions and memories....  But, I see God’s faithful hand throughout all of it once again.   There were many joyous and happy times....like when my family and I were able to spend 10 amazing days at Disney World/Universal Studios Orlando in February (a very, very special gift from some dear friends).  It was such a memorable trip.     But less than 6 months after that, I experienced one of the hardest things I’ve ever gone through—my body going into septic [...]
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Jul 2, 2018
Discouraging news.
Hey friends,   I got my MRI arthrogram results, and it shows that I do have a right hip labral tear. :(  So now I’m waiting to hear from the surgery scheduler to schedule orthopedic hip surgery.  Have to get insurance authorization first.  Can’t believe I have to go through the same process once again—-hip surgery was incredibly rough.... :(  I couldn’t bear weight on my affected leg for 2+ weeks, I had to use crutches, physical therapy twice a week was so very intense to try and prevent scar tissue from forming in the joint, and so much more...   Once I do [...]
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Jun 6, 2018
7 years ago.
“When the storms of life hit, they almost always appear stronger to us than God’s word.  It is crucial for us to remember that our perceptions can be deceptive.  When circumstances strike fear into our hearts, the questions we must always ask ourselves is, where is your faith?  What God wants is for you to trust what He says over what you see.” ~unknown (I took a screenshot of this quote months ago and can’t remember who wrote it.. 😅)   Hey friends,   On June 4th, 2011, I graduated from high school.  That was seven years ago.  7 whole years. :(  It's been [...]
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May 1, 2018
Very long medical update.
Hey friends,   I’m sorry I haven’t posted in a while!  It’s been a pretty rough two months.. :(   The last half of March, I started experiencing severe, cramping abdominal pain, terrible nausea, distention (I looked pregnant! :( )....and just felt really unwell.  The abdominal pain started happening every few days to every single day.  Pretty soon it hurt terribly to eat (much worse than the usual pain from gastroparesis) and drink water. :(  Even pushing meds through my jejunostomy tube caused pain right away.  I lost weight and felt really weak.  Everything [...]
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Jan 9, 2018
Reflections on this past year 2017
Dear friends,   Happy New Year!!!  I’m very late in posting my annual end-of-the-year “reflections” post, but better late than never, right?! ;)  I didn't get to post this on December 31st like I usually do or even at the very beginning of this year because I was feeling pretty sick from a terrible feeding tube infection (more on that below)....right after that, I caught a bad virus, and both of those together really took its toll.. :(   2017 was the hardest year health-wise, and I know I said the same thing in 2016’s “reflections” post...but each year [...]
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Oct 5, 2017
Keeping on.
Hey friends,   It's been over 3 weeks since I last posted, and again, there's so much to tell and to process. :(   But I will try to post an update for each medical specialty:   Podiatry~ On September the 19th, I had toenail surgery under anesthesia to correct the ingrown toenails.  Everything went well, but my toes are still bleeding/draining even now which means I have to continue soaking my feet in epsom salts.  It also hurts too much to wear shoes.  I have a follow-up with my podiatrist next week to make sure everything is healing [...]
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I'm Kerissa and 27 years old. I live with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (Type III-Hypermobility), Dysautonomia, Mitochondrial DNA Depletion Syndrome, Small Fiber Polyneuropathy, and Wilson's Disease. I am more in love with Jesus as each day goes by! He has carried me through everything. :)
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