Hiya, Kat here! Coming to you from a little town in the Catskills in New York! I can almost see the mountains from my home.
I am so happy to be here! So happy to be alive! So very grateful for everything in my life! Let me tell you all what happened to me.This is a little graphic… About a year ago I came down with a stomach bug- I thought! I would get sick and vomit with anything that went down food wise. days into weeks, weeks into months. Then even water or any drink would come back up. I was in the emergency room every week getting fluids. This went on for 3 months or a little more. I was in and out of the hospital being admitted for a week or 2 at a time here and there. Then the boom… May 1st I was rushed to the local hospital in an ambulance- I was a bit out of it. Imagine the sight of someone who cannot respond and my eyes where moving back and forth, it seems if I was heading into a coma. A day later I was diagnosed with Wernicke’s Encephalopathy. An acute neurologic disorder, a brain injury, due to low thiamine/ vitamin B1 deficiency!!!! This happened because I could not keep food down and you only get B1 through food. Without B1 you will die! This caused areas in my brain to deteriorate. My memory is very much affected and also loss of muscle coordination. With that being said- Maybe you can imagine, not able to walk all that great. I am in and out of the wheelchair still and I walk with a walker. I cannot sleep in a bed, I cannot lie down flat or the room will spin and I cannot stretch out that far. I sleep in an electric recliner these days and it is very comfortable! My memory, well it is a hit or miss at times and some days are better then others. I am never left alone until just very recently. I feel okay to be alone now. My life is an absolute challenge now! I have excepted that for now… Some days I cry a lot. Then there are days that I am just so tired I can hardly keep my head up. I go to physical therapy 3 times a week and that knocks me for a loop. The good news is that I am getting so much more stronger. I get to socialize there a little and that brings me joy as well as moving my body! So,enough for now I think. This is a lot of info and I hope you find it interesting. I wanted you to all know some of the reasons why I am here, and to understand my situation a little.
One thing I want for this blog is to help encourage anyone out there faced with challenges such as mine or other challenges that you face. I want to inspire you to have hope, and courage to keep fighting that fight, whatever that might be! Don’t give up! no matter how hard it is! One step at a time, one day a time! Stop, regroup, try another day! Scream, punch a pillow, cry and let it out. Try again another day! Again, don’t give up! Life is beautiful and Life always has challenges, some harder then others. It’s okay to get knocked down the choice is yours and yours alone to GET BACK UP! My heart is full right now as I put these words out there. I inspire to write a book and who knows even a movie some day! Everyday I say to myself “I love You”! You have to love yourself just the way you are, right now and right here! So very happy to share my deepest thoughts and I want to thank you for reading about me. Feel free to reach out anytime.. I think that is enough about me right now. Thank You for listening! Be Well!
One good thing that happened today? I opened my laptop and I started to blog!! Day one! I love you! ~3
