Learning To Cope & A Chance To Escape

Woman, Daughter, RN, Wife, Mother and CP Warrior. Diagnosed with Pancreatitis & spreading awareness. Hope to be Author, Educator & Philanthropist. This page is dedicated to my soul purpose of bringing awareness to a horrific monster called chronic pancreatitis and other chronic illnesses. To educate, to understand, to bring solace to those who think they are alone. I hope to have a four book series is about the patient with the illness, the spouses and extended family, for children who have parents with chronic illnesses and a recipe book for CP. The other series are works of realistic fiction about people's lives that are disrupted by illness. Follow me on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/copeandescape Add me on Google plus: https://plus.google.com/u/1/101936344946764614950 Email me at: http://[email protected]/

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I had to share this because it is something I struggle with every day https://www.instagram.com/p/B0Ivb4gg3vK/?igshid=u21zahs38xvm

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Well the clot busting medicine worked!!! No procedure yet! Hopefully we can get it at bay as long as I can! To borrow my sister’s pic and a certain karate instructor favorite word to close out, Peace! I’m outta here! https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz_q4QajJT5/?igshid=axzftk5iuf1y

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Well this has been a rough re-entry from our vacation. I was supposed to have my port accessed and labs drawn but it decided that I need more drama besides taking care of a sick little boy and a car that needs some work. So it didn’t work. So now after many phones calls with the doctors, I am finally in the first step to trying to get it to work. So step 1- leave a blood clotting medicine in it for two hour. 😡. Hopefully this is the only step needed. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz_PuTZhcx7/?igshid=bib75c6ahqzi

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Well this has been a rough re-entry from our vacation. I was supposed to have my port accessed and labs drawn but it decided that I need more drama besides taking care of a sick little boy and a car that needs some work. So it didn’t work. So now after many phones calls with the doctors, I am finally in the first step to trying to get it to work. So step 1- leave a blood clotting medicine in it for two hour. 😡. Hopefully this is the only step needed. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz_PuTZhcx7/?igshid=1llr9v55vwdi2

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Happy New Year from Cope and Escape! https://www.instagram.com/p/BsFPXp0ni8x/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=16a2emi33hlew

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This is probably one of my top pet peeves. And I have a few people who do it to me every time I see them. “Wow you look great! You must be all better!” a week and a half after I just spent the most excruciating three weeks of my life in bed, on the floor and in the hospital. And I have no idea how to respond to this to make them understand that I’m not fine , that I’m constantly battling something due to my chronic illnesses and all I want is a year without having a surgery or winding up in the ER for something. https://www.facebook.com/1048951861793228/posts/2087753864579684/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BqnKK7gnJpQ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=xqevl0sd2f48

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#neverforget

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There are no words to describe my shock and horror about what happened in Las Vegas. My prayers and thoughts are with the families and the victims. #prayingforvegas

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Did your invisible illness make the list? Mine did😬

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I'm so sorry I haven't posted in so long. I have had much to deal with personally. But that won't happen again. Today's post is this article I came about. What stage are you in during this process we call life of the chronically ill. Remember you don't have to go in order of the stages. I'm currently in stage 6, what role am I now?http://healthensurity.com/the-7-psychological-stages-of-chronic-pain/