It's My 2-Year Brain-a-versary

September 1, 2018 Erin Loughran

I couldn’t picture what my 2-year brain-a-versary would look like a year and a half ago.

To be absolutely, completely honest, I can’t say that I’m doing a whole lot better than I was in 2016 either.

But, when I really thought about why I’d want to celebrate my life getting flipped, turned upside down (announced on social media link), it all comes down to this: I listened to my body and I went in.

It’s so simple, but it obviously turned out to be a really big deal.

Trust yourself, your body always knows what’s up.

The Three Medical Amigas

August 8, 2018 Erin Loughran

Since we met over a year ago, we found that even though our initial diagnoses were different, we face a helluva lot of the same challenges on. the. daily.

The sounding board of not only our friendship, but that of our parents (they are caregivers in both of our situations, #LuckyToHaveEm) plus our siblings too! Everyone in our tiny family community “gets it” more than literally anyone else; and that’s just how it is.

Curious about Cerebral Cavernomas? We got you, boo.

May 10, 2018 Erin Loughran

There's a lot of good information for those newly diagnosed with CCM OR for family/friends to understand a bit more OR general good advice for chronic illnesses OR ya' know being jealous of brain surgery (yes I'll admit I was, until I realized that was ludicrous).

The best birthday present

March 15, 2018 Erin Loughran

I had a birthday party and it was epic; though likely not for the reasons you think.

The blogger meets the vlogger

February 15, 2018 Erin Loughran

We talk about a lot in these next series of videos, in relation to our very seperate experiences with CCM.

For the love of Spoonies

February 5, 2018 Erin Loughran

What's a spoonie?

Read below, and/or you can look here for more details. Spoonies can have neurological disorders (stroke and MS for example), fibromyalgia, cancer (and post-cancer), lupus, and basically any chronic health dis-ease (I've left out A LOT). It's not anything to brag about, being a spoonie, but in some strange way we understand the suckfest, and the spoonie community is for the most part really great.

As a fun game, tell me what your spoonie name is! Mine is Achy McPillbox, so it's preeeeety accurate...

You don't need to be a Spoonie to participate, but extra points if you are! Also, there are no prizes for the best. Well, there should be actually...leave yours in a comment below!

XOXO

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