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Goodbye 2024 - Hello 2025
As we bid farewell to 2024 and welcome the new beginnings of 2025, I find myself reflecting on the beauty of quiet moments, the work I’ve...

Katlyn
Mar 19, 20251 min read


500 days sober!
In a world where social events, celebrations, and even routine activities often revolve around alcohol, drinking is extremely normalized....

Katlyn
Mar 19, 20251 min read


My relationship with my body
My whole life I have hated my body. I never felt comfortable in it. I was ashamed of it, embarrassed by it, and tried to always hide it....

Katlyn
Mar 19, 20252 min read


Two heart conditions
Being diagnosed with two heart conditions can be both frightening and overwhelming, especially when you’re not familiar with what they...

Katlyn
Mar 19, 20252 min read


Hope in the darkness
It’s okay to give the darkness a space to show up… to let it out into the light without shame… to sit with it and sift through it. The...

Katlyn
Mar 19, 20251 min read


Phlebotomy # 5
I needed today… I needed this win. Today was phlebotomy #5 and I’m so thankful it was successful and it brought me hope. Having...

Katlyn
Mar 19, 20251 min read


Blood work and all the feels
It’s that time again…. Tomorrow morning I go for my blood work. It’s been 84 days since my last one, the one where my iron levels took a...

Katlyn
Mar 19, 20251 min read


Emotions are weird...
After yesterday’s follow up appointment I naturally want to brush it off, say it doesn’t bother me, that it’s all good, throw in some...

Katlyn
Mar 19, 20251 min read


Hematologist - Six month follow up
Tomorrow is my 6 month follow up appointment with my hematologist. I find myself asking how it’s been 6 months since I walked into Grand...

Katlyn
Mar 19, 20252 min read


What is Hemochromatosis?
This list is what advocating for myself and my health looked like. It was exhausting, frustrating, emotional and life changing. The past...

Katlyn
Mar 19, 20252 min read
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