2020

Hi, friends,   Wow, it’s been a while!  I just wanted to check in and post a health update. 😊   I’ve been home from the hospital for almost 2 whole months now which is so hard to believe.  Time is definitely flying, but at the same time, my recovery from the mito crash has […]

Hi friends,   I just had some prayer requests again.  It’s been almost 3 weeks since I came home from the hospital, but I’m still really weak.  So in addition to physical therapy, my doctor referred me to occupational hand therapy at OHSU as it’s so hard to open/hold things, hand letter, etc. (the above […]

Friends, could you please pray for me?  After spending 10 long days in the hospital, I was finally able to go home on Friday.   But it’s been very hard—I’m extremely weak all over, and I’ve also been having these horrible episodes where my heart rate shoots up, I feel hot and cold at the […]

Dear friends,   Thank you soo much for your texts, prayers, comments, and messages on my last post.  I’m sorry I haven’t been able to respond to them, but please know that I am so encouraged and blessed by you. ❤️  It has been a very hard past 6 days here in the hospital.  Wednesday […]

Hi friends, just wanted to let you know that the IV D10 infusions that I received for 5 days hasn’t helped this mito crash unfortunately, so my primary care dr. is directly admitting me to the hospital tonight. OHSU is filled to capacity sadly, so I’m getting admitted to Hillsboro Medical Center (which has recently […]

Hi, friends,   I haven’t updated in so long, but I could use your prayers. ❤️  I shared this on social media last week but will share here for those who don’t know.  Last Tuesday, I was up all night with horrible, cramping abdominal pain, and I couldn’t fall asleep until after 6 AM. 🙁 […]

Hi, friends! How has it already been almost 4 months since I last blogged?? 😱   Well, I just wanted to come on here and share a big milestone!  Exactly 10 years ago to this day (July 8, 2010), I had foot surgery to remove a vascular malformation in the bottom of my right foot […]

Dear friends,   Just wanted to post a little update.  On Tuesday, I had another DEXA bone scan to check up on the osteopenia, and then I saw my endocrinologist right afterwards.  Sadly, I have more bone loss in my hips.  And because of my hypoparathyroidism (caused by the mitochondrial disease), I’m not able to […]