g-tube

July 10, 2019

6 Months to Normal

I want to share our journey with all of you because it’s been a long road. If we can help at least one person going through something like this, then it is worth it to me to be open about our feelings and struggles. I can’t believe it took 6...

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January 24, 2019

The Fight for my Son

I often post updates on the Facebook Page for my son (https://www.facebook.com/NickyLivingWithEB/) about his struggles and our fights, but the fight over his g-tube lately was one for the books. I have learned over the years that I get more bees with honey, but sometimes insurance companies and the rest...

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March 7, 2018

It’s Always a Run-Around…

One would think that after all these years of dealing with the Insurance, Medical Groups, Doctors, NPs, Referral and Service Personnel and the Medicalese involved, I would no longer have to deal with the insanity and run-around of people telling me completely different things, but I suppose I am no...

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May 9, 2016

Mental Exhaustion

While spending the weekend at his dad’s, Nicky sent me a video on my phone, showing me how the little plastic cover for his g-tube had broken off. He could still “close it”, but it would not last long. I told him that we could change his tube today when...

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June 8, 2014

Desperately Seeking Zen

I must admit, this past week it was hard to try to be my usual ‘Zen’ I try so hard to be. Nicky’s g-tube supplies failed to show up a few days before we usually run out, and with 3 days of ‘food’ left, I called, only to find out...

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