Category: Spinal Cord Saga

  • Surgeries, Complications and Resilience – Part 2

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    Hey guys, it’s been a bit longer than I intended it be between these parts. I do apologise, but also life happens and in this case, it REALLY happened. I wrote the last post from my hospital bed in McKissock Ward, St. Georges with a leaky wound… This time, I write from my bedroom, sat…

  • Surgeries, Complications and Resilience – Part 1

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    As I write this, I am still in hospital, healing from an infection and catching up on Ted Lasso before I watch the new season! Strap in, this is going to be a long one… In my last post, I said I would keep everyone updated, and I have, just not in the way I…

  • Less Than A Week Now…

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    As the time ticks down, getting closer and closer to my surgery, the more I become confused. On one hand, I’m terrified, less of the surgery, more of everything that comes after. On the other, I’m relieved. What if this fixes all of my problems? What if it stops my feet from going numb and…

  • a life update and a letter to my younger self

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    I’m having another surgery. I had an MRI on Saturday, and my surgeon called mum on Wednesday. Based on my symptoms, the benefits outweigh the risks, and we need to do it soon before I deteriorate any further. My spinal cord has re-tethered, they think it’s been like this since 2019, but back then, it…