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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...

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...

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...

⁉️ Do people even still do bucket lists anymore? Is this still a thing? Well, it is for me… now! 🙌🏻 👸🏻 By definition: The bucket list...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Definition of hope intransitive verb 1: to cherish a desire with anticipation : to want something to happen or be true That is one thing...

Last year I participated in my first ITP Awareness event. I simply wanted to share my story, raise awareness and rally together some...

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...

Radical acceptance is when you stop fighting reality, stop responding with impulsive or destructive behaviors when things aren't going...

The girl with no platelets... the medical mystery! 🤪 That's ME! So far I've had 3 hospital stays and 4 relapses (one we caught early...

No matter how often it happens, it never gets easier. This last relapse was probably the hardest on me. I think I’m more in tune with...

I really dislike being the topic of discussion. It makes me uncomfortable. I know that I have a serious blood disease. I know that it’s...