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Be inspired by Holly's emotional journey from her life crashing down with GBS to living life to the fullest!

Anyone been really struggling lately? My suggestio

Anyone been really struggling lately? My suggestion for you is to write yourself a letter...but imagine you are writing to your 8 year old self. Or your child. Or your very best friend. What would you tell her? What things would you say to help her feel a little bit better today? Sometimes we are our worst critics. Let’s try to be gentle with ourselves today. (Especially here in Alberta where it’s -40 and we are all miserable 😂 )
Also, new video is up on my YT channel about diet and Guillain-Barre.

I’m so excited to share that an article I wrote

I’m so excited to share that an article I wrote was published on The Mighty today. A personal piece about my journey with GBS and the scars it left. You can find the article on my stories ♥️

Forever grateful for this guy. ❤️ With how muc

Forever grateful for this guy. ❤️ With how much of a roller coaster my residual fatigue has been lately, Jordan’s decision to leave his day job could not have come at a better time. ⁣
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Fiercely independent, it’s hard for me to accept being taken care of. I have never been and never will be comfortable with a man taking care of me financially (I want to be the one that provides for me and my daughter thank you very much 🤟🏼) BUT Ive realized that with the way my health is, I do need extra patience, extra love and extra support. Someone that often has to take on more than their fare share at home. ⁣
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From all the laundry and vacuuming, to now picking up our kids from school and making dinner every day, you make life with the residuals from GBS so much easier. Thank you for candle lit baths when I’ve had a bad day, thank you for rubbing my achy feet, thank you for holding me when I cry, and for reminding me that every day is a new day. ⁣
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A huge shoutout to ALL the caregivers out there that go above and beyond to take care of us when we aren’t feeling so well. Your small acts of kindness can transform someone’s dark with a glimmer of light and you probably don’t realize just how much of a difference you make in our lives! ⁣
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Tag your caregiver so they know how much they mean to you ♥️

As a Canadian 🇨🇦 , I am fortunate to have pu

As a Canadian 🇨🇦 , I am fortunate to have publicly funded healthcare so we don’t have to pay out of pocket for medical emergencies - like in some countries. Publicly funded healthcare has its drawbacks of course but I personally think everyone should have access to free healthcare when they need it. No one should go broke trying to survive. ⁣
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I had both IVIG and Plasmaphersis which costs around $10,000 each treatment...I don’t know what the daily cost to stay in ICU would be, but I know my rehab was over $1500 a day, and I was there for three weeks. It was all covered. The total cost of my five month hospital stay I’m sure was staggering. The only costs not covered were parking (yes they charge for parking at hospitals in Canada, about $10+ a visit, and we also bought two monthly passes for $70 each.) My medication was also covered by health care up until I left the hospital. I was fortunate I had employee benefits that covered my prescriptions after that. Our healthcare also covered all my outpatient physiotherapy. Yes I had tons of other costs from me and my ex both not being able to work at the time, but thankfully I didn’t have to stress about paying for my health. ⁣
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For those of you that have been through a medical emergency, I’d love to hear how you were affected financially in your country. What sort of things were covered by health care or benefits. What sort of things did you have to pay out of pocket ?

I love this quote. Feeling uncomfortable is the fi

I love this quote. Feeling uncomfortable is the first step towards growth. ⁣
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In the past I’ve chatted with friends that have said they felt like they were in a rut in their life, but weren’t really sure why. If you feel uncomfortable, it’s usually because something is no longer working the way it once was. It’s important to dig through those feelings.⁣
And the new year is no better time to figure it out, take control and make changes where you can. ⁣
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Take a look at the various components of your life. Are you happy where they are at? Maybe its something in your relationship with your partner, friends or family. Maybe it’s something in your job, or something about yourself. What are things you can do to improve these ? ⁣
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Maybe you don’t even know what’s causing you to feel uncomfortable. If that’s the case, I encourage you to sit down with a pen and paper and imagine what your “perfect” life looks like. What do your relationships look like ? What job do you have? What sort of things do you do for fun? What would your day-to-day look like? Jot every single thing down that you think of. ⁣
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Then, reverse engineer it. What things do you have control over ? If that’s the type of life you want, what sort of things can you do to make that life a reality ? ⁣
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Don’t let your dream life pass you by. We all have the power to create the life we want.

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