Little About Me
When I first started this blog in 2020, it was not long after I was randomly diagnosed with a rare blood disease called Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP). Here I was at 35 years old scared and confused. I had always enjoyed writing so I thought, why not start a blog. Maybe I’ll meet other people with ITP and this won’t be so bad. Which is exactly what happened! The first couple years of my blog posts are about my journey with ITP, which then evolved into so much more; my participation with PDSA, my opportunities with RDA, being featured in our town’s newspaper and so much more. The more I shared, the more I was connecting with people and like I previously mentioned, it became a form of therapy for me.
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Fast forward to June of 2023 and my life took a devestating turn for the worse. My husband Tim, who had battled his whole life with mental illness, took his own life during a manic episode. My whole world was flipped upside down, the love of my life, my soulmate, the man I waited so long for, that I loved so much was ripped from me by the demons in his head that he had no control over.
While Tim was alive, I was his biggest supporter and hugest advocate (as he did the same for me) when it came to his medical care. From mental to physical, we would push for the right help, push for answers, push for better care and often left to stand on our own. During the last three years of Tim being alive is when I really realized how broken our mental healthcare system was. It broke my heart for my husband, while also angering me beyond belief. So many people are desperate for mental health help, including my husband, and our country can’t offer them the affordable help they need and so deserve.
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As I mentioned before, writing is therapeutic for me. So, it’s natural that I took to writing to express my feelings, share our story (Tim has such an impactful story), create awareness around mental health and suicide prevention. Some days you may find letters that I write to my husband, other days you may find resources for mental health help, and you’ll often see posts about my grief journey and how I’m trying to honor my husband and keep his message and story alive.
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Life’s Inevitable Speed Humps isn’t about just one particular thing, it’s about the many things that happen in life; the inevitable. The things we can’t control and the things we can. With that being said, thank you for allowing me the space to share our story, and my story. Remember that no matter what you are going through, you are never alone. There is support out there, you just have to reach for it.