Recharged and Rewired – a Column by Brittany Foster

“How is your anxiety?” a doctor asked me in the ER. The sarcastic side of me would have loved to say, “I am handling being transported by ambulance from ... Read more

July 14, 2017July 14, 2017

Denial Is Not My Friend; Saying Goodbye to Resisting Therapy

Columns, Recharged and Rewired - a Column by Brittany Foster

“I just hate it so much.” This is what I said through tears as I sat crying during a therapy session. I admitted that I do what I’m medically ... Read more

July 7, 2017July 7, 2017

Missing the ‘Old Me’ on the Fourth of July

Columns, Recharged and Rewired - a Column by Brittany Foster

Celebrating the Fourth of July looks a lot like wearing red-white-and-blue bathing suits, sipping drinks with a straw in a festive cup, floating around on inflatable flamingos in a ... Read more

June 30, 2017June 30, 2017

It’s Time to Redefine What Strength Really Means

Columns, Recharged and Rewired - a Column by Brittany Foster

“Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.” ― Mahatma Gandhi What is strength? What do people think of when they hear this word? ... Read more

June 23, 2017June 22, 2017

Banish Those Negative Body Image Ideas when Weight Fluctuations Occur

Columns, Recharged and Rewired - a Column by Brittany Foster

“The scale can only give you a numerical reflection of your relationship with gravity. It cannot measure beauty, talent, purpose, life force, possibility, strength, or love.” –Dr. Steve Maroboli ... Read more

June 16, 2017June 15, 2017

Getting Stuck when Asking for Help

Columns, Recharged and Rewired - a Column by Brittany Foster

There is an inner dialogue that often goes on in the mind of someone who is chronically ill when asking for help. Ultimately, the outcomes of these inner conflicts ... Read more

June 9, 2017June 8, 2017

Navigating Through the Waves of Grief

Columns, Recharged and Rewired - a Column by Brittany Foster

The five stages of grief were first proposed by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross in her 1969 book “On Death and Dying.” Mourning the loss of your health is similar to mourning the loss ... Read more

June 2, 2017June 1, 2017

My Experience with Infertility and Pulmonary Hypertension

Columns, Recharged and Rewired - a Column by Brittany Foster

I found out that I was infertile at the age of 20. According to the Mayo Clinic, “Ten to 15 percent of couples in the United States are infertile.” ... Read more

May 26, 2017May 25, 2017

Staring Etiquette for Supplementary Oxygen

Columns, Recharged and Rewired - a Column by Brittany Foster

It’s inevitable. The stares from strangers will happen. It isn’t every day that someone sees a young, otherwise healthy looking woman carrying supplemental oxygen around in a backpack. I ... Read more

May 19, 2017May 18, 2017

Things That Can Be Hidden by Summer’s Golden Glow

Columns, Recharged and Rewired - a Column by Brittany Foster

Warmer weather is upon us. It is an exciting time of year with graduations, weddings, and children finishing school. Summer is the season that so many of us look ... Read more