GP and CIP Awareness.wmv

So I'm a kid who loves life and likes to stay active. I've been drum major of the marching band for two years in a row and was selected to play in several Allstate bands on trumpet. I love swimming and would join a team if I could. I draw and write a lot. My drawings are famous in my home away from home, GPU at UNM Children's Hospital. My life was halted by all the fun medical issues I have. Take a deep breath, there are a lot here: Gastroparesis, Chronic Intestinal Pseudo Obstruction Syndrome, Chronic Line infections, Asthma, Tendonitis in the wrist, a Pseudotumor in my brain, and a bunch of really evil allergies.
I've been in and out of the hospital a lot the past two years, and I've got many more admissions ahead of me. I've had admissions as short as four days, and I've had admissions as long as three and a half months (that was supposed to be an overnight motility study). They usually range around one month. Over the past year, I've spent more time inpatient than out.
I still play the trumpet and piano, and I try to get out when I can. I write most of the time along with drawing. I love to be creative, and I love to do a lot of engineering. I try not to let this illness get me down.

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• gastroparesis
• DTP
• health

[eagle5490]

Britt you are absolutely amazing. You are such a strong young woman. I am so glad I met you through sbw. This is alex by the way