https://padlet.com/jaffec/gmsykbgymzgs Made with a lightning strike of genius en-us 2017-02-01 13:57:23 UTC 2023-05-16 16:20:44 UTC hello@padlet.com jaffec https://padlet.com/jaffec/gmsykbgymzgs/wish/150827270 2017-02-01 14:03:38 UTC https://padlet.com/jaffec/gmsykbgymzgs/wish/150827270 jaffec https://padlet.com/jaffec/gmsykbgymzgs/wish/150847602 2017-02-01 14:52:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jaffec/gmsykbgymzgs/wish/150847602 jaffec https://padlet.com/jaffec/gmsykbgymzgs/wish/150847812 2017-02-01 14:52:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jaffec/gmsykbgymzgs/wish/150847812 jaffec https://padlet.com/jaffec/gmsykbgymzgs/wish/150847993 2017-02-01 14:53:12 UTC https://padlet.com/jaffec/gmsykbgymzgs/wish/150847993 jaffec https://padlet.com/jaffec/gmsykbgymzgs/wish/150848296 2017-02-01 14:53:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jaffec/gmsykbgymzgs/wish/150848296 jaffec https://padlet.com/jaffec/gmsykbgymzgs/wish/150848452 Voice Over

]]> 2017-02-01 14:54:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jaffec/gmsykbgymzgs/wish/150848452 jaffec https://padlet.com/jaffec/gmsykbgymzgs/wish/150848675 in March of 2015  I started a new morning routine. I would jump out of bed plagued with nausea  and rush and rushing to the bathroom to vomit.]]> 2017-02-01 14:54:46 UTC https://padlet.com/jaffec/gmsykbgymzgs/wish/150848675 jaffec https://padlet.com/jaffec/gmsykbgymzgs/wish/150848906 At first my mom and I credited these episodes of nausea to me getting over a flu. But after months of me throwing up every morning and fighting nausea throughout day we decided,]]> 2017-02-01 14:55:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jaffec/gmsykbgymzgs/wish/150848906 jaffec https://padlet.com/jaffec/gmsykbgymzgs/wish/150849567 it’s time to seek medical advice. 

If there was any type of medical testing, I went through It.]]> 2017-02-01 14:56:36 UTC https://padlet.com/jaffec/gmsykbgymzgs/wish/150849567 jaffec https://padlet.com/jaffec/gmsykbgymzgs/wish/150849752 but to our surprise, the doctors came up with nothing. My mom was distraught; I can’t imagine there being much worse situations for a parent ]]> 2017-02-01 14:57:00 UTC https://padlet.com/jaffec/gmsykbgymzgs/wish/150849752 jaffec https://padlet.com/jaffec/gmsykbgymzgs/wish/150850076 2017-02-01 14:57:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jaffec/gmsykbgymzgs/wish/150850076 jaffec https://padlet.com/jaffec/gmsykbgymzgs/wish/151425949 2017-02-03 13:42:40 UTC https://padlet.com/jaffec/gmsykbgymzgs/wish/151425949 jaffec https://padlet.com/jaffec/gmsykbgymzgs/wish/151426181 2017-02-03 13:43:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jaffec/gmsykbgymzgs/wish/151426181 jaffec https://padlet.com/jaffec/gmsykbgymzgs/wish/151426287 2017-02-03 13:43:48 UTC https://padlet.com/jaffec/gmsykbgymzgs/wish/151426287 jaffec https://padlet.com/jaffec/gmsykbgymzgs/wish/151426952 . Waking up every morning with the sound of your once little boy retching for hours on end. ]]> 2017-02-03 13:45:57 UTC https://padlet.com/jaffec/gmsykbgymzgs/wish/151426952 jaffec https://padlet.com/jaffec/gmsykbgymzgs/wish/151427033 . Abdominal pain plagued  me making it agonizing to even cough. And worst of all, no one knew what the heck was wrong with me. We were hopeless.]]> 2017-02-03 13:46:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jaffec/gmsykbgymzgs/wish/151427033 jaffec https://padlet.com/jaffec/gmsykbgymzgs/wish/151427270 Another month or two went by before were recommended to a gastroenterologist team at rainbows babies hospital, who provided us hope that we would get to the bottom of this. After more testing and more consultations the doctors they reached a conclusion, and diagnosed me with cyclic vomiting syndrome]]> 2017-02-03 13:47:00 UTC https://padlet.com/jaffec/gmsykbgymzgs/wish/151427270 jaffec https://padlet.com/jaffec/gmsykbgymzgs/wish/151427482 It’s a condition that’s characterized by episodes of severe vomiting without an  apparent cause. 2 percent of teens/children are said to have this. Episodes can last anywhere from 1 day to a week and some cases requires hospitalization. Such as the time i was hospitalized for 6 days because i could not keep any fluids in.

]]> 2017-02-03 13:47:22 UTC https://padlet.com/jaffec/gmsykbgymzgs/wish/151427482 jaffec https://padlet.com/jaffec/gmsykbgymzgs/wish/151428998 2017-02-03 13:51:48 UTC https://padlet.com/jaffec/gmsykbgymzgs/wish/151428998 jaffec https://padlet.com/jaffec/gmsykbgymzgs/wish/151429224 2017-02-03 13:52:26 UTC https://padlet.com/jaffec/gmsykbgymzgs/wish/151429224 jaffec https://padlet.com/jaffec/gmsykbgymzgs/wish/151442965 2017-02-03 14:30:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jaffec/gmsykbgymzgs/wish/151442965 jaffec https://padlet.com/jaffec/gmsykbgymzgs/wish/151679003 The doctors then broke the news, there is no cure and I will live the rest of my life with this. 

my mother and I were so trouble by the news but the doctors reassured us that they would do everything in their power to “regulate” my cycles of vomiting. ]]> 2017-02-05 18:44:02 UTC https://padlet.com/jaffec/gmsykbgymzgs/wish/151679003 jaffec https://padlet.com/jaffec/gmsykbgymzgs/wish/151679381 2017-02-05 18:49:49 UTC https://padlet.com/jaffec/gmsykbgymzgs/wish/151679381 jaffec https://padlet.com/jaffec/gmsykbgymzgs/wish/151679402 With the help of medications, we were able to get the sickness under control. Instead of vomiting every morning, it happens every 18-24 days. Sadly, even with all the medicine I take,]]> 2017-02-05 18:49:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jaffec/gmsykbgymzgs/wish/151679402 jaffec https://padlet.com/jaffec/gmsykbgymzgs/wish/151679736 2017-02-05 18:54:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jaffec/gmsykbgymzgs/wish/151679736 jaffec https://padlet.com/jaffec/gmsykbgymzgs/wish/151679826 the time of day when it happens is completely unpredictable It’s really hard to explain to people why I was in class A block but  I went to the bathroom during C Block and never came back….]]> 2017-02-05 18:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/jaffec/gmsykbgymzgs/wish/151679826 jaffec https://padlet.com/jaffec/gmsykbgymzgs/wish/151680044 At first I was embarrassed to have this disorder and if I’m being honest I still am but I have learned to live with it. I have come to realize that this condition has made me who I am today.]]> 2017-02-05 18:59:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jaffec/gmsykbgymzgs/wish/151680044 jaffec https://padlet.com/jaffec/gmsykbgymzgs/wish/151680181 2017-02-05 19:00:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jaffec/gmsykbgymzgs/wish/151680181 jaffec https://padlet.com/jaffec/gmsykbgymzgs/wish/151683253 2017-02-05 19:45:08 UTC https://padlet.com/jaffec/gmsykbgymzgs/wish/151683253 jaffec https://padlet.com/jaffec/gmsykbgymzgs/wish/151683302 It taught me that the person who will love you most in your entire life is your mom and your dad. And most importantly Its taught me that you need to do what you can today because you don’t know what tomorrow will bring. ]]> 2017-02-05 19:45:44 UTC https://padlet.com/jaffec/gmsykbgymzgs/wish/151683302