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Clearly Alive: The Nightmare
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Sunday, June 23, 2013. The whole situation was just so scary and a big wake up call for me. I have read stories online about how others have had bad experiences with ER doctors and "standard protocol." Stories like Annie's. Are heart breaking. But I always thought I was safe. Yes, I've had a few scary ER trips. But the medical staff eventually did the correct thing. Only a couple of months ago. And now, I wasn't. I didn't know what had happened to me, which was why I was in her office. This particular nu...
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Clearly Alive: The Work Pants
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Saturday, July 18, 2015. For most of my life, I was the. Skinny girl. I thought it was normal to be able to see my ribs. I thought a sunken in collar bone meant I was attractive. I assumed my thighs were supposed to be as thick as my ankles and my biceps were supposed to be as thick as my wrists. This was my normal, but it was not a healthy normal. My perception of reality was skewed. Photo from 2004, a year before diagnosis. Note the muscle wasting in my arms. Note how visible my collar bone was. Steroi...
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Clearly Alive: The Half Marathon
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Sunday, April 7, 2013. I ran under 10 minute miles! I ran the 13.1 miles 42 minutes faster than my first half marathon! The month before the half marathon, I had experimented with my medicine dosage and some nine mile runs. I needed to know how my body responded to the stress of long runs and how to compensate with additional medicine. By race day, I had a game plan. I knew what to do. It seemed like reaching that mile twelve would never happen. By that time, my hip pain was. Turns out there was no mile ...
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Clearly Alive: Welcome to Kuala Lumpur!
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Sunday, March 9, 2014. Welcome to Kuala Lumpur! My running buddy and I arrived in Kuala Lumpur on March 7th. Instead of traveling straight there, we broke up the international journey into more "manageable" chunks because sleep deprivation and Adrenal Insufficiency do not play nicely with each other. After our wedding, we flew to LAX. From LAX, we had a twelve hour flight to NRT (Tokyo). We rested a day to make sure my Adrenal Insufficiency would behave. I'm mostly just guessing and hoping for the best.
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Clearly Alive: Wedding Flowers: A Calculated Reduction of Stress
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Friday, May 30, 2014. Wedding Flowers: A Calculated Reduction of Stress. Photo by Rebekah Sampson Photography. Flowers by Posh Studios. I found paper origami flowers on Etsy. Photo by Rebekah Sampson Photography. Flowers by Posh Studios. In searching for something low-stress and practical, I stumbled upon something absolutely beautiful and better than any of my dreams. Photo by Rebekah Sampson Photography. Flowers by Posh Studios. My wedding bouquet contained pages from Sherlock Holmes. For my wedding da...
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Clearly Alive: When You Cannot Run, Part 2
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Friday, February 6, 2015. When You Cannot Run, Part 2. Although I ran cross country in high school, I did not run it well. I was always the slowest girl on the team be it because of inadequate cortisol coverage or my extreme grass allergy. I am proud to state that I finished every race. As years passed, I learned how to better manage my Adrenal Insufficiency so that I could run more successfully. I won 3rd place in my age group. For a five mile race. I shaved 43 minutes. Off of my half marathon PR. In Ja...
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Clearly Alive: Why Blog? Why Now?
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Saturday, November 10, 2012. My name is Amber, and I live with an incurable disease. How's that for a conversation starter? Prior to 2005, my doctors just believed I suffered from Hypoglycemia. However, several medical crises in 2003 and 2004 led my mom on a mad hunt to find the true answer to my suffering. In 2005 I was diagnosed with Primary Adrenal Insufficiency. In 2008, my diagnosis was formally changed to Addison's Disease. I am done doing that. I want people to know that I am Clearly Alive. Additi...
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Clearly Alive: Start Here!
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Saturday, April 27, 2013. As I post more, I believe it will be beneficial to have one page that lists every post in a chronological order. If you are new to my blog, start here. With my mom's response. The Importance of Perception. The Importance of a Story. Beauty in the Desert. With my mom's response. With my mom's response. With my mom's response). With my mom's response. With my mom's response. Korea: An E-mail Update. A Triumph and a Setback. With my mom's response. Revisited, with Answers. The Corp...
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Clearly Alive: When You Cannot Run
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Saturday, June 8, 2013. When You Cannot Run. I had another doctor's appointment with another specialist on May 31st. It is always such a victory when I feel like a doctor has listened to me and validated my concerns. This doctor did. She promised me that we would all work together as a team to get me feeling better. My mom and I were filled with hope as we realized that I was in good care. But used medical terms. Then came the difficult news. But I am also a long distance runner who ran a half marathon.
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