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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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