The Journey 
I thought it would be fun to narrate the series of events that unfolded for me in 2025, a year I thought would be focused on achieving some professional goals and stabilizing myself financially, had a surprise for me with the turn of every month.
You know I like to talk, so why not tell you a story?
Chapter 9: The Ultrasound
Chapter 9: The Ultrasound As recommended, I followed up with my doctor the following week. "What the heck?" she said. I know, right? I said as I got up from the small sofa in the exam room. She followed up with "You're too young to be getting blood clots. We...
Chapter 8: The CT Scan
Chapter 8: The CT Scan They finally took me into the room and prepped an IV line on my right hand. "When was the last time you ate?" said the nurse. Around noon, I didn't have dinner, I said but I'm thirsty. "You can't drink anything right now, I'm sorry." I...
Chapter 7: A Blood Clot?!
Chapter 7: A Blood Clot?! I arrived at Mayo Clinic's ER a little after 10 PM, wishing I had stopped for some food on my way there, but glad I didn't. They took me in to record my blood pressure and it was high, about 180/113. The nurse took it a few times...
Chapter 6: Go to the ER!
Chapter 6: Drop what you're doing and go to the ER! I called in sick after the huddle. I just wasn't feeling good. My stomach didn't agree with me either and I ended up getting my period that night. Well, at least it wasn't food poisoning! I tend to get pretty...
Chapter 5: Let’s Do It Ourselves!
Chapter 5: Let's Do it Ourselves! As I welcomed July by putting a pin on my health to give myself time to think about uterine fibroid surgery, I encouraged my sister to smooth the textured walls of my brother's house before she moved in. I fixed one bathroom...
Chapter 4: Ouch!
Chapter 4: Ouch! Since the car accident, I continued to have various kinds of pains. The whiplash and back ache were going away. I tried to do physical therapy (PT), but my blood pressure was too high for the care team to treat me so it was hard to schedule an...
Chapter 3: Happy Birthday to me!
Chapter 3: Happy Birthday to Me! May came around, and in the spirit of celebrating my birthday, I decided to buy a car. Mainly because the thought of having an emergency crossed my mind, however, I was willing to push it till the end of the year to wait for...
Chapter 2: Feeling Hot Hot Hot!
Chapter 2: Feeling Hot Hot Hot! Three weeks after the car accident, I thought I had things under control. My job allowed me to work from home, Uber, and public transportation became my go-to for quick errands. I was not opposed to using the bus and walking long...
Chapter 1: Brace for Impact!
Chapter 1: Brace for Impact! Brace for Impact! It's the first thing that crossed my mind when I saw how close that pickup truck was getting to my car through the rearview mirror. I was waiting for my turn in line at a traffic light to make a right into the...
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