You Never Know the Story Behind the Body
Well, it has been a while since I've blogged. I can handle a lot. BUT when someone hurts my sweet Heather, watch out, world! So here I am, putting my thoughts on paper—or, in this case, into a blog—in the hope of educating a few people who might benefit from thinking before they speak. For those new to my blog, Heather has been dealing with serious chronic health issues for the past 12 years. However, her medical journey actually began much earlier. Shortly after birth, and again at 15 months old, she underwent two major surgeries for intestinal obstructions. Fast-forward to 2025. Heather underwent what we hoped would be a relatively straightforward hernia repair, followed a few months later by extensive, invasive abdominal surgery to address YEARS of adhesions (internal scar tissue) that had caused another serious intestinal obstruction. Unfortunately, multiple abdominal surgeries have left her with significant abdominal wall defects, including hernias and separatio...