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  • Mashed potatoes and my home team

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    My first comeback at home.. The first meal at home after surgery was mashed potatoes. Sounds basic. But after a paper cup of carrot soup, a 40-foot Olympic walk in grippy socks, and ICU laughter that almost popped my stitches, those mashed potatoes...

  • The ICU Comedy Club

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      I don’t remember what story my brother was telling me in the ICU. I do remember laughing so hard I thought my stitches would pop. I remember my husband putting his hand out like a traffic cop: “Stop, stop, you’re going to hur...

  • Olympics, Grippy Sock Edition- my first hospital experience

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    Day 6 after surgery, I trained for the Olympics. Okay, fine. It was a walk to the nurses’ station. In grippy hospital socks. After they took 2/3 of my stomach, just sitting up felt like a marathon. So when the nurse said “Let’s try ...

  • Small bites big wins - one year after stomach surgery my journey

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    Cup of Carrot Soup and a Modeling Contract" One year ago this week... Five days after surgery, I had a cup of carrot soup. In a paper cup. That might not sound like headline news. But after they removed 2/3 of my stomach along with a small tumor, ...
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