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Talk about a nice surprise! Sooo it’s been a few months since I’ve done a post so let me recap SUPER quick! My platelets have been...
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Kristy
Apr 8, 20222 min read
The Good from the Bad
I’d say it’s about time for a check in! I just did my blood work and for the 7th month in a row my platelets have been STABLE! 🎉 I...
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Kristy
Feb 8, 20222 min read
Did someone say REMISSION?!
I contemplated how to post or what to post. Contemplated what to say and what not to say. Something so amazing, yet I don’t even know...
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Kristy
Dec 31, 20212 min read
That’s a Wrap!
What kind of blogger would I be, if I didn’t do a recap of 2021?! Well… I don’t need to do a recap exactly because you can just read my...
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Kristy
Nov 17, 20212 min read
Cheers to more years!
On the eve of my birthday… Goodbye 36… it’s been real! ✌🏻 Helllllooo 37! 🎉 This past year has been a little tough for me. A lot of...
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Kristy
Nov 9, 20213 min read
I Freaking Did It!!!
Well my friends... I did it! I did it and didn't die! I know that sounds dramatic but just hear me out! Since I was diagnosed with ITP...
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Kristy
Oct 13, 20213 min read
The Holy Grail of Bucket Lists
⁉️ Do people even still do bucket lists anymore? Is this still a thing? Well, it is for me… now! 🙌🏻 👸🏻 By definition: The bucket list...
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Kristy
Oct 12, 20212 min read
Do we wait OR do we live?!
YOLO Well, here I am… Super excited…I just hit 8 weeks of solid platelet counts since being off prednisone. It’s always awesome to get...
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Kristy
Sep 2, 20212 min read
Be PRESENT
As you know, that last relapse was awful for me. It was so hard on me mentally, emotionally, and physically. However, I needed to get...
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Kristy
Aug 31, 20212 min read
You Can’t Win Them All
I’m not sure what it was this time… maybe I was already feeling run down so when my relapse hit, it hit so much harder. Maybe I was...
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Kristy
Aug 2, 20212 min read
The Good With The Bad
Monday has arrived and I’m thankful to say, my platelets are finally making an improvement! They are going up instead of down. This is...
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Kristy
Aug 2, 20212 min read
Straight Outta Platelets
Well it’s been an interesting 6 days… in the past I’ve just gone from being fine (platelets 300+) to not being fine (platelets less than...
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Kristy
Jul 26, 20213 min read
Well this is fun… PSYCH!
It never gets easier… it never gets less scary… it always hits different every single time. I had perfect blood work for nearly 12 weeks...
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Kristy
Jun 24, 20213 min read
ITP Awareness Blood Drive
So I’ve started to write this and then deleted and then started and deleted. Truth is, I’m pretty emotional lately and I just can’t wrap...
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Kristy
Jun 22, 20211 min read
Tracy woman takes personal ordeal as inspiration for blood drive
As we prepared for the first annual ITP awareness blood drive, my mom thought she would reach out to a couple news outlets to see if...
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Kristy
Jun 10, 20212 min read
You don't have to be strong all the time...
One of the things having ITP has taught me, you don't have to be strong all the time. Sometimes you have to let other people be strong...
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Kristy
Jun 10, 20213 min read
2020 ITP Awareness (September)
Last year I participated in my first ITP Awareness event. I simply wanted to share my story, raise awareness and rally together some...
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Kristy
Jun 10, 20211 min read
BLOOD DRIVE! ITP Awareness
If you didn't know, we are having a HUGE shortage of blood right now. The pandemic has caused many blood drives to be canceled and many...
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Kristy
May 9, 20213 min read
Radical Acceptance
Radical acceptance is when you stop fighting reality, stop responding with impulsive or destructive behaviors when things aren't going...
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