About me, about my life. I don't think anyone will find it particularly interesting, but hey! I will, and I suppose that's all that matters! Right?
I got this idea from a movie I saw today. Julie & Julia.
I really liked it! Except I dropped my phone under the seat, and had to use Cali's phone to illuminate the floor to find it. The second time I really had to search under the seats, and I did find a discarded nacho chip and a bag of nuts. hm.
hehe. See? I told you my life isn't really that interesting.
My name is Sarah, and I just turned 20 in June. I'm going to IUN (Indiana University Northwest) to become a nurse. I'm hoping somewhere down the line to become a doctor. An endocrinologist, or a hormone doctor. Here's an interesting story: When I was 17, I was diagnosed with Turner Syndrome. If you don't know what this is, you can click here to find out.
It's been a sturuggle since I found out I had it. The first thing I asked my doctor was if I could still have kids...because I had a really bad feeling about the subject.
The first thing I noticed was the sad look on her face.
The second thing was her telling me I could adopt. I could adopt. I knew right then this wasn't going to be easy.
For the next 3 years I went through alot of testing, because there are many many health problems that I could have had. I was very lucky. I also got the right hormones I needed, my first was in the form of a patch. An estrogen patch. I bought them for $52 every month for myself. I went through growth hormone injections, thyroid pills, estrogen pills. It was seriously one of the the hardest things I ever had to go through.
Now, the injections have stopped, however I still take my estrogen pills everyday, in the form of birth control, and a chalky thyroid one too. I made it. I feel that much stronger because of it. There is still pain sometimes, when it dawns on me every now and then that I can never ever conceive my own child. Luckly, my uterous is ok! So I can however, carry a baby. So that's my plan. If I do end up adopting a baby, I assume it's meant to be and I can give someone a home they deserve. Someone may need me, you know?
Well, I guess that's a little bit about me for today.
I'm not sure if anyone out there read this but if you did I hope you stay tuned. Cause this is my life, and welcome to it!!!!
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Sarah, Your blog was so nicely written, without sounding dorky, you are turning out to be such a smart young lady and i see you doing great things with your intelligence and education. All your medical hardships if you will, have made you a stronger woman, and setting you in the direction to help other women with the same diagnosis should you become a doctor in this field, keep writing, i love reading, and especially reading about people i care about. love u...Bonnie
ReplyDeleteHi Sarah! Thanks for coming by my blog. I have a lot of stuff all over the place there so a lot of people miss my profile which explains that I was raised in foster care. I was actually adopted for a couple of years but they gave me back..long story there.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your story. I don't know what it is like not to be able to have biological children, but I do know that should you ever decide to adopt, the line between biological and adopted fades. You just love them with all your heart and even more because the gift you are giving them is pricelss. I am done having children, but I am trying to talk DH into adopting one more one day if we can afford it.
Take care!!