When I found you in my work public bathroom you were unconscious and blue in the face. You were barely breathing-gurgling on your own vomit. I felt for your pulse- Nothing. I broke your ribs …
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I Went Viral, What’s Next?
April 25th, 2018 I was on my weekly overnight shift for the fire department when my phone started vibrating off the table at 2am. When I opened the screen I found hundreds of tweets on Twitter… …
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Happy Father’s Day to The Unconventional Father
This blog post is for all the Fathers, Step-Fathers, Uncles, Brothers, Grandfathers, Friends and all the mothers out there who had to step up and play both roles; Happy Father’s Day. This post is especially …
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I’ts OKAY to not be Okay.
“I’m not okay” Who knew 9 letters could make a human feel so vulnerable. From my experience, saying these three words does not bring the relief it should, but brings feeling of defeat. I have …
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An Open Letter to Those Who Contributed to me Leaving High School at Sixteen.
For a long time I looked back on my teenage years and those who influenced it and said “Screw you.” But today, I want to say: Thank you. Thank you for my struggles, because they …
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A List of Daily Activities Good For Your Mental Health
Over the many years that I have struggled with depression and anxiety I have truly come to realize that it is the little things in life that we take for granted, and shouldn’t. Below are …
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My Tattoos Define me, But Not The Way You Think
” Did you think about what you will look like 50 years from now when you got those tattoos?” Yeah…I’ll look 75 years old, just like you. There is this natural, unstoppable process in life …
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Just Because You Can’t See it Doesn’t Mean it Doesn’t Hurt: Living With Ulcerative Colitis
I was 19 years old when I had my first Colonoscopy. Yes, you read that right, 19. Most people dread their 50th birthday for this procedure. But me? I was a sophomore in college, attempting …
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It’s not JUST Three Days a Week: The Schedule of a Nurse
Aloha, and my apologies for being MIA from the blogging and social media world. I have just finished a stretch of working 84 hours in 8 days. I realize that it doesn’t sound like a …
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Why Self-Love is Not Only Important, but Necessary
The other night I was scrolling through Instagram, as I too often do, and a stranger had left a comment on a recent selfie I posted. The comment read: “I aspire to your level of …
