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A quick health and race update!
Sharing a quick health and race update, directly after my last post was about germs and getting sick. Yes, isn’t it IRONIC? Short version, I wasn’t able to race the Boston Triathlon.
Spoonie Fatherhood Part 4: Germs, they will find you!
Spoonie Fatherhood: A series of blog posts to help new father’s get ready for the next chapter of life in front of them. In these posts, I’ll be sharing some of the journey I’ve been on, the experiences I’ve had, and what I’ve learned along the way so far while being a Spoonie Father.
Spoonie Fatherhood Part 3: you’re now a dad with a chronic illness!
Spoonie Fatherhood: A series of blog posts to help new father’s get ready for the next chapter of life in front of them. In these posts, I’ll be sharing some of the journey I’ve been on, the experiences I’ve had, and what I’ve learned along the way so far while being a Spoonie Father.
Spoonie Fatherhood Part 2: Your Baby Is about to arrive, how to prepare
Spoonie Fatherhood: A series of blog posts to help new father’s get ready for the next chapter of life in front of them. In these posts, I’ll be sharing some of the journey I’ve been on, the experiences I’ve had, and what I’ve learned along the way so far while being a Spoonie Father.
Spoonie Fatherhood Part 1: So You’re Going To be a dad with a chronic illness
Spoonie Fatherhood: A series of blog posts to help new father’s get ready for the next chapter of life in front of them. In these posts, I’ll be sharing some of the journey I’ve been on, the experiences I’ve had, and what I’ve learned along the way so far while being a Spoonie Father.
Convatec, Forever Caring, words they’re living by. Plus my experience with their moldable technology.
I was given an invite to help ConvaTec with their passion filled mission to help patients like me with various chronic illnesses who need appliances to get them through the day. I jumped at this honor and here was my experience, plus my live for their moldable ostomy technology.
Don’t put limitations on yourself with chronic illness
We often go through so much with chronic illness that it’s easy for us and others to put limitations on us. This doesn’t have to be the case, especially with your own mindset. I thought I was going to have limitations, and now I’m an IRONMAN.
Life’s not a Sprint, It’s a marathon: my 2022 & 2023 plan
Life is not a sprint, it’s a marathon. And when completing endurance events, planning is marathon like as well. Looking far into the future to plan out what might happen in an ideal world, but I don’t live in an ideal world…
Not a new year…a new quarter
New Years resolutions are destine for failure. They look too far off into the future and give you too much time to procrastinate. Instead, don’t think about 2022 as a new year, break it down into four quarters and the first quarter starts in just a few days. Take advantage of it.
Spoonie Sleep Solutions…For 2022!
Sleep can be hard to find as a Spoonie. It can take a lot of work to figure out what does or doesn’t work for us. Here are some solutions that when combined together, have worked well for me.
What I’ll be blogging about in 2022
I plan on jumping back into my advocacy efforts again in 2022 and I’m excited to get back to something I’m extremely passionate about. So what topics will I be blogging about in the coming year? Here you go…
My First triathlon in two years
On short notice I decided to take on the challenge of another 70.3 Half IRONMAN for the firs time in 2 years. It might not have been the best decision as a Spoonie doing these with a chronic illness, but I got it done.
The New Iron Spoonie Blog
Welcome to the NEW Iron Spoonie Blog. A place where I will share my journey, chronic illness advice, and how I went from bedridden to IRONMAN.
