07/10/2026
Today we recognize Chronic Disease Awareness Day—a day to honor the millions of people around the world living with long-term conditions that are often misunderstood, overlooked, or invisible.
Behind every diagnosis is a person, a family, and a story of incredible strength. Living with a chronic disease can mean ongoing challenges, constant management, and navigating a journey that many never fully see.
Today, let’s talk about the founder, Sarahjean. She lives with two hand fulls of Chronic Illness
For the past 5-6 months has been rough for her. She wants to tell her journey
🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈
I started to get sick 5-6 weeks ago. Like deadly sick. I mean it. Something wasn’t right. From feeeling like I weighed 1,000 pounds so my legs couldn’t hold me. I fell down stairs 4 times. Thru up 12 times in a single day and many days through out the month extreme abdomen pain, high heart rate, exploding diarrhea, uncontrollable shakes (which was from SHOCK), and every bone in my body felt like they were breaking. By week two i barely was able to walk. Now in this 5-6 weeks I maybe had 6 good or decent days.
I went to two different hospitals in MN with no help.
There was even a evening that now I now know was shock. I went into. Complete shock.
Fast forward. I had to call 911 in Michigan when home after falling down the stairs again.
Once I got to ER I had a 102.8 temperature. I was admitted.
After tests and tests.
Results:
- I had positive blood cultures. Meaning bacteria in my blood which is very dangerous.
- Elevated heart enzymes. So a silent heart attack or damage to my heart.
-Lung Nodule was found on left side
-My D Dimer blood was triple of what it should have been. Which means Pulmonary ambulation
-Kidney failure
By this point I lost all walking ability.
After more tests and some treatment,
Physical therapy and help with the infectious disease department and other stuff, this is the amazing result.
The nodule found in lung is a sever case of pneumonia, I also have infected blood with bacteria. Not sure of what kind yet. My enzymes went down so that was due to stress. 🎉 the D Dimer being high is due to pneumonia. 🎉
I am SEPTIC.
The doctor said unkindly more than once that I would have been dead within a week or two. Because I was untreated for so long. That most people with pneumonia for instance needs to find out within a weeks time to get treated and mine was a month plus I have bacteria flowing through my blood.
I kept fighting a fever. Every four hours for days.
To find out my implant port infected me. I had surgery to remove it. I will get another one when I’m cured.
At this point, I CAN WALK AGAIN🎉
Lots of pain still but a lot of positive strides.
I spent 7 days in the hospital.
I am better (using a wheelchair) and working up to recovery. ❤️🩹
Together, we can create a world filled with more compassion, better care, and hope for the future.
💙 Share. Learn. Advocate. Support.