#chronicallygrateful

[terriblemannersoftruth]

I have for sure had enough doctor’s appointments in the last month to last me a lifetime. #chronicallyill #chronicallyawesome #chronicallygrateful

[gratefultruthmonger]

#gratitude fills the hole of want & turns it into sweet #serenity. 🧡🧡🌟🧡🧡🌟🧡🧡🌟🧡🧡 #gratitudeaddict #laurenzalewski #chronicillness #chronicpain #attitudeofgratitudewithchronicpain #laurenblanchardzalewski #getyourgratitudeon #chronicallygrateful #gratefulness https://www.instagram.com/p/By-PNITHT5a/?igshid=h4xt4zu5h6zx

[chronicallygrateful]

How I roll when a flare is starting: hot pink lips, #chronicallygrateful tshirt, and extra glitter ✨ #duh

[soaringspoonie-blog]

New Year

i went out for new year in my home city and i think i’m out of spoons for the next month webster hall (in new york city) was a BLAST i’m not going to lie and pier 94 had an amazing after party with back to back DJs playing really great sets but the massive amounts of people that are usually in clubs was multiplied tenfold for the new year due to tourists visiting for the holidays which just added to the chaos. i had a ton of fun but i also did nothing from after christmas with my family and i was sitting in the corner half the time just talking to people sipping water till midnight. listening to music and seeing people having a blast made me have a lot of fun too–does that even make sense? i just know that if i got up and danced the night away like a normal teenager i’d be exhausted within the hour.

however you spent the near year, have a happy and healthy one with lots of spoons! anywhoo, spoonies! how did you ring in the new year? did you spend it at home? in the hospital? out with friends? in with friends?

[mypatientmatch]

My name is Rachael and I have been chronically ill since I was 15. I spent my teenage years juggling symptoms and treatments while trying to make major life decisions like where to go to college. I failed more times than I succeeded at predicting my own abilities. Why? I had no idea how to plan for my bad days. I listened to the doctors and the well-meaning people who told me to "follow my dreams" and then crashed and burned. Repeatedly.

We all know that the teenage years are difficult and complicated so why when you add on a chronic illness diagnosis does no one discuss the extra layers of complexity that adds?

I'm lucky, I found an online tribe who led me on the path to effective treatments. I'm 24 now. I graduated college and have cobbled together a means to support myself from my laptop. My goal in sharing my story is to hopefully prevent just one teen with chronic illness from going through the struggle that I could have avoided.

[rmartin80]

This. Is. Amazing. #motivated #inspiration #yes #Repost @meredithgersten with @repostapp #chronicallygrateful

[atouchofserendipity777]

My Nurses(Life saving) diagnosis which WIDELY differed from my out of town surgeons. I had a PIC line after GBS in home nurses had come weekly to change my dressing, flush my line &get blood. The Day after Thanksgiving a Nurse I hadn't been very comfortable with, (&had actually asked the Company to take her off my rotation) came to flush my line, etc. Well there was some type of blockage and she didn't have heprin with her, so she pushed it with Saline. I felt a lot of pressure& pop and a kinda of heaviness in my chest. The line flushed and she finished up and left. Well, the pain in my chest kept getting tighter, and I developed a slight wheezing and cough that Acutely HURT deep in my chest and radiated out of my back. I called into the Nurse 24 hour hour line, the Nurse I felthe MOST comfortable with was n duty that night. I told her what happened and protocol said she had to call my surgeon to see what he wanted me to do. When she called back she sounded irritated and gave m e his Diagnosis which ws possible muscle strain and to (I am serious about this) take two Tylenol and if it persisted to call back the next day. She then gave me HER opinion- if the tightness gets any worse or My breathing got worse to NOT cal back & Get myself to the ER ASAP. She said that while I didn't present with all the symptoms, she feared I might have a Pulmonary Embolism. Late Friday Evening / Very Early Saturday morning 911 had to be called and I transprted to the ER. Once there (Side note that my ER nurse stayed by my side through it all holding my hand because I was scared) underwent an xray, Chest MRI, and the final test of putting me to sleep and injecting a dye to find out how big or where or something. I JUST Remember her telling me to count back from 100. "100, 99, 98, 97......" then when I opened my eyes again, it was Wednesday. The nurse n floor rounds came in to check me out and explained how happy the staff was and how I had worried them.as a Pulmonary Embolism (they explained at the time) is 85% fatal. Had I not listened to my Surgeon I probably wouldn't have made it. Nurse K saved my life by passionately telling me HER diagnosis. #ChronicallyGrateful

[carolinesjourney]

#chronicallygrateful Challenge Day 2: who are you most grateful for on your healthcare team? I'm so thankful for my first rheumatologist and his team of nurses! My doctor seemed so relaxed like nothing was wrong with me. Turns out he was aggressive with my arthritis and I am so glad he was! The nurses always put a smile on my face. Thanks to them I don't run away from doctor appointments! My current doctor is very knowledgeable and deeply cares about her patients. I'm thankful to have them/had them on my team! I'm doing better than most because of them! #RA #rheum #spoonie #grateful @fitaimee_ra @itsjustabaddaynotlife

[allmyfavoriteholidays]

Day 1 of #ChronicallyGrateful and my 30 days of thankfulness. Might be cheesy but I definitely need to try and refocus some of my energy towards the positive with everything going on right now. Today I'm grateful for my beautiful puppy Izzy, a short break in the book store relaxing and a wonderful kiddo who took one look at me coming home from yet another family emergency and decided I needed a little break out and took me to lunch. He is the sweetest kid ever. #thankful #pugsofinstagram #puglife

[gratefultruthmonger]

#gratitude helps us to embrace the blind turn as a new opportunity! 🌸🌸💛🌸🌸💛🌸🌸💛🌸🌸💛 #gratitudeaddict #laurenzalewski #chronicillness #chronicpain #attitudeofgratitudewithchronicpain #gratefulness #laurenblanchardzalewski #getyourgratitudeon #chronicallygrateful https://www.instagram.com/p/By2ksWynIeq/?igshid=1gorfhjkeb0aq

[gratefultruthmonger]

Make #gratitude your attitude and feel your scars transform into your #strength. 💜💜💛💜💜💛💜💜💛💜💜💛 #gratitudeaddict #laurenzalewski #chronicillness #chronicpain #attitudeofgratitudewithchronicpain #getyourgratitudeon #chronicallygrateful #laurenblanchardzalewski #positivevibes https://www.instagram.com/p/By0B9vUH6ZE/?igshid=1dcogbw7q9ia2

[gratefultruthmonger]

Make #gratitude your attitude and feel your scars transform into your #strength. 💜💜💛💜💜💛💜💜💛💜💜💛 #gratitudeaddict #laurenzalewski #chronicillness #chronicpain #attitudeofgratitudewithchronicpain #getyourgratitudeon #chronicallygrateful #laurenblanchardzalewski #positivevibes https://www.instagram.com/p/By0BtMbHWjN/?igshid=14mx7bh63mine

[gratefultruthmonger]

Gratitude is a magnet for all of life’s precious treasures! 🧲💛🧲💛🧲💛🧲💛🧲💛🧲💛 #gratitude #gratitudeaddict #laurenzalewski #chronicillness #chronicpain #attitudeofgratitudewithchronicpain #getyourgratitudeon #chronicallygrateful #laurenblanchardzalewski https://www.instagram.com/p/ByoSDIunB6c/?igshid=1zn9ab17qhge

[gratefultruthmonger]

Gratitude is the swiftest way to peace. Join our FB group Attitude of Gratitude with Chronic Pain. Link in bio! ☮️☮️✌️☮️☮️✌️☮️☮️✌️☮️☮️✌️ #gratitude #gratitudeaddict #laurenzalewski #chronicillness #chronicpain #attitudeofgratitudewithchronicpain #laurenblanchardzalewski #chronicallygrateful #getyourgratitudeon https://www.instagram.com/p/Bygs3N_ntpo/?igshid=18iy7npshpa5w

[gratefultruthmonger]

Find #gratitude in ALL things! 🌸🌸💖🌸🌸💖🌸🌸💖🌸🌸💖🌸🌸 #gratitudedaily #happiness #gratitudeaddict #laurenzalewski #attitudeofgratitudewithchronicpain #chronicpain #chronicallygrateful #laurenblanchardzalewski https://www.instagram.com/gratitude_addict/p/BxZygnFnhP7/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1s7n8zxqnpv8s

[gratefultruthmonger]

When you embrace the blessings you already possess, more will always come your way! 💟💟💜💟💟💜💟💟💜💟💟💜💟💟 Happy Mother’s Day, gang! #gratitudeaddict #laurenzalewski #chronicallygrateful #chronicillness #chronicpain #attitudeofgratitudewithchronicpain #laurenblanchardzalewski https://www.instagram.com/gratitude_addict/p/BxYDSQin5p9/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=sm22uxq82c2q