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“WHY are you in Chicago?!”

May 19, 2018 by Amber Nicole No Comments
During my sophomore year of college, a group of us decided to take a road trip from East Texas to Chicago, IL during spring break. My friend’s trusty mini cooper carried all five of us from Texas to Illinois.Photo from 2010. We stayed at my friend’s house in a suburb...
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Anxiety•Awareness•Cortisol Pump•ER•Gluten Free•New Adventures•Salt•Steroids

An Ambulance Ride, Five Years Later

April 14, 2018 by Amber Nicole 4 Comments
One Saturday night in February of 2018, I had to come face to face with one of my biggest PTSD triggers. I was taken, by ambulance, to the local emergency room due to an impending adrenal crisis. The Trigger One specific thing did not cause that crash towards an adrenal...
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plans
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A Modification of Plans

March 3, 2018 by Amber Nicole 2 Comments
The Background I am a salt waster. From a very early age, I struggled with remaining hydrated. I would end up in emergency rooms frequently due to severe dehydration. We have been able to reduce the number of IV fluid “fill up’s” over the years through fludrocortisone and salt tabs, but...
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ER•New Adventures•Salt•Steroids•Traveling

PSA: Adrenal Insufficiency and Sunburns (AKA an ER visit for IV fluids)

August 27, 2017 by Amber Nicole 4 Comments
A Sunburn is Physical Trauma to the Body If you have adrenal insufficiency, be EXTREMELY CAREFUL when you get sunburned. A sunburn is a major trauma to the largest organ of the human body, the skin. Depending on the severity of the sunburn, it is either classified as a first degree...
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adrenal crisis
After College•ER•Running•Steroids

Cinco De Miler

October 22, 2013 by Amber Nicole 4 Comments
The problem with an adrenal crisis is the fact that no one can tell you how long it will take to recover. Each one is different. You don’t want to live your life in fear, but yet you also do not want to ignore the reality of what just happened....
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After College•ER•Letters from Mom

Mom’s Letter: The Nightmare, Part B

July 19, 2013 by Amber Nicole 6 Comments
Dear Amber, It’s been three months since that “nightmare” and I think that I can finally talk about it from my point of view. I’m thankful you awoke from the “nightmare” and that the horror of it is passing with decreasing flashbacks. I keep replaying that situation over and over...
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After College•ER•Letters from Mom

Mom’s Letter: The Nightmare, Part A

July 14, 2013 by Amber Nicole No Comments
Dear Amber, My emotions are running rampant and rendering me speechless. Not because I have nothing to say, but because I wish to choose carefully which thoughts and words to express. I will write a Part B soon. I love you always, Mom In response to The Nightmare. Are you ready...
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After College•ER•Steroids

The Nightmare

June 23, 2013 by Amber Nicole 34 Comments
I tried to record this nightmare the day after it happened, but I couldn’t. I couldn’t put everything down into words. It was too scary. It was too vivid. I normally am extremely head strong and determined, but this experience left me weak and defeated. Like all good nightmares, I...
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frustrated yet hopeful
After College•ER•Running

A Brief Update

May 8, 2013 by Amber Nicole No Comments
I am going to be completely transparent in this post. I am frustrated. I am frustrated with Addison’s Disease. I am frustrated with my health. I am frustrated with a couple recent events. However, this frustration just makes me all the more determined. The “Nightmare” Adrenal Crisis At a later...
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ER•High School

No Tea!

January 26, 2013 by Amber Nicole 2 Comments
The Evening The night started out routine enough. My younger brother had a band concert at our school that our whole family attended. After the concert, we went out with a couple of families for gelato and fellowship. I remember speaking to a mom who had two sons attending the...
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