This Brutiful Life

  • A Little Humor (5/16/2024)

    Background: My husband is simply the best. He tries so hard to remember all of the details of my health situation, and he tries so hard to help whenever and wherever he can. With that being said, there is no one besides myself who can actually remember all of the details. There are just too… Read more

  • Hanging on by a Thread

    How should I describe the last few weeks? Difficult, to say the least. Functioning every day has been a challenge. I have been playing the not-so-fun game of trying to add in oxalate binders to prepare my body to start mold toxicity treatment once again. However, since I have also gotten IV iron infusions and… Read more

  • Everything Happens

    “Everything happens for a reason.” I used to say this quite a lot to myself and others, and I have had it said to me quite a lot as well. I know how I feel when it is said to me, and I have read about — and heard others speak about — how it… Read more

  • Brave

    I have no idea what I am doing most days. My life is the exact opposite of having a plan. I feel like I have done a good job of becoming increasingly comfortable with uncertainty over the years, but accepting the uncertainty is still a battle on my hardest days. I am looking forward to… Read more

  • You Are So Lucky!

    Over the last 20+ years, I have been told numerous times that I am lucky my husband has “stuck around” for all of this. Say what now?!? I am the first to say how grateful I am to have my husband in my life. He is literally the best person I know, and I am… Read more

  • Season 25

    I feel like I am in Season 25 of my life instead of Season 5, but this image still seems true: Here is the latest update . . . Physical Health:Here is a reminder of the tentative plan for healing and the parts that have been completed: We suspended mold toxicity treatment about 3 weeks… Read more