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    • My Sepsis Story
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  • When Life Gives You Lemons
    • Shannon’s Picks
      • The Grand Climacteric AKA Menopause
      • Let’s Celebrate the Father Figure in your Life
      • Filters Are OK, but Skincare is Better
      • How Can You Mend A Broken Gut?
      • I Love My LIfe
      • A Day in the Life of the Immunocompromised
      • Happy Valentine’s Day! Let’s Talk About Sex!
      • Welcome to your New Home Spicy and Taco
      • How To Purchase The Best Smartwatch
      • Here’s Help For the Caregiver?
      • How to Achieve Post-Sepsis Recovery Fitness
      • Buy Now on Amazon Essentials for Post-Sepsis Recovery
    • My Deep Thoughts
      • Fight For Your Right To Insurance
      • All I Know So Far
      • I Am So Proud to be a Published Researcher!
      • This Opportunity Saved My Life
      • We Have Lost Our Humanity
      • How to Overcome Gaslighting by the Medical Profession
      • Sepsis and Married Life: In Sickness and in Health
      • How to Overcome the Heavy Layers of Loss
      • How to Tackle Blue Monday and Improve Your Mental Health
      • New Year Gratitude: This Lucky Sepsis Survivor’s 2025 Resolutions
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The Grand Climacteric AKA Menopause

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I haven’t had a period since March 22, so my Husband prompted me to take a pregnancy test. I knew I wasn’t pregnant. I knew I was approaching menopause. Menopause is defined by not having a period for a full year, so technically, I am in perimenopause.

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Fight For Your Right To Insurance

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I’m Canadian living in BC, so I can only speak on the process here, but I want to discuss the federal, provincial, and third-party disability insurance I was able to navigate.

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Let’s Celebrate the Father Figure in your Life

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My Husband was meant to be a DAD!!!
So I’ve compiled a list of things he would love! I’ve priced them as what I could afford to gift, what I would like to gift, and what I could afford to gift if we won the lottery.

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All I Know So Far

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I’m finally in a place where I’m loved, safe, seen…and further to that, respected.

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Filters Are OK, but Skincare is Better

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I have been blessed with good skin. Even in my teenage years, I had very little acne.

Sepsis changed that.

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I Am So Proud to be a Published Researcher!

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Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I would be published in science journals. I had hoped to have music published, and I do, but this is a major accomplishment in my life!

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How Can You Mend A Broken Gut?

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I’m like a toddler, when I’m silent, you know something is up. I’ve been having a gastro flare since March 28th, and it is relentless. I have trouble eating; when I do eat, it hurts more immediately, and the pain is so bad I can’t sleep through the night. Not having solid sleep is wreaking more havoc on my mental health.

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I Love My LIfe

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I have just discovered hot yoga and I LOVE it!!! I love getting to the studio early to claim my spot. I love knowing I am doing something great for the longevity of my mobility and I LOVE the heat! Yoga in 34C heat leaves you drenched and racing home for a shower, but it’s a whole vibe!
Here’s what you need to get started.

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This Opportunity Saved My Life

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Recovery from sepsis can be soul-sucking. I could not understand why I survived sepsis if my life was going to be an existence. Then I applied for this course…

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We Have Lost Our Humanity

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You don’t have to go very far to see we’re in a mental health crisis. Why are we so blind to the suffering of others? How do we do better?

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