2025 has been a rollercoaster!
On average I’ve had 2 ambulance rides per week, with 3 admissions to the ICU since the first of January. I was in a short coma (not medically induced) that lasted about 14 hours a week or so ago. I’ve been fired from three doctors for “being too complex” they said they no longer want me as a patient and dropped me.
Currently I’m in the PCU and have been since I got out of the ICU on Saturday (arrived on Friday)
We don’t know why it’s getting worse, but every attack now paralyzes my diaphragm and I stop breathing. On Friday they couldn’t get venous access and had to drill an IO catheter into my tibia in order to sedate and intubate me and get me on a ventilator. so now I have a broken bone lol. That one hurt, no numbing or anything.
I was going to be discharged yesterday until I coded again, but hopefully tomorrow or late tonight they’ll let me go.
On the plus side of things though!
•I started a foundation for people with rare diseases like me
• I’ve been working closer with other organizations like connective strength and the NW rare disease coalition.
• I got to meet with a bunch of the state representatives and senators to discuss policies surrounding rare diseases, how they impact the general population etc, and I was invited to Washington DC to meet with congress
•The second medical book I’ve illustrated is coming out in May, very excited for that!
• I was given the honor of being crowned Ms Wheelchair Northwestern USA and will be competing at the national level pageant in July which is exciting
• And my next art battle and birthday are coming up this month!
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