If there’s one thing I’ve learned in my 31 years, it’s that we are not given tomorrow. I know we hear that and think it doesn’t apply to us. We close our eyes at night not even slightly d...
https://crazymiracle.wordpress.com/2019/05/10/portal-vein-stenosis-aka-the-stent-clot-of-2019/
Out of the blue, my liver enzymes spiked last month. I had been on a new medication from another specialist. It’s the only thing that is new to my body, so our best guess is that my liver is fi...
With each day that passes, I’m more acutely aware that Scott and I have been actively trying to conceive our child for officially a year now. Perhaps the thought of “a year” makes it seem l...
When Jesus was on the eve of his vile crucifixion, he pleaded to the Lord in the Garden of Gethsamane that if it was not to be the Lord’s will, could God would remove this cup from him? (Matthe...
https://crazymiracle.wordpress.com/2016/12/25/dealing-with-our-cup-this-christmas/
This post has taken me three months to write, and I’m hoping it is cathartic for me. There is so much on my heart and in my soul. I’m a huge believer that life can change in the shortest inst...
Monday was my 5 year anniversary of receiving my new liver. I think back to what the past five years have held, and they have been full of so much.
Both days were what dreams are made of.
I was recently interviewed and photographed for my college’s newspaper, the Kent Stater. I want to thank the writer who was in contact so many times and took the time to write such a length...
https://crazymiracle.wordpress.com/2015/02/19/more-story-sharing-a-wounded-healer-amanda-goodwin/
As some of you know, I (finally) graduated in August after 9 years in college. And as some of you also know, for all of those years, I fought and fought to get ahead despite my many health c...
My transplant sister Jewel features individuals with health obstacles and shares their stories on her blog, Jewel’s Kidney. She was sweet enough to share my story a couple months ago, and I’d...
https://crazymiracle.wordpress.com/2015/01/15/life-with-a-liver-transplant-featured-interview/