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scars and self doubt
The ugly self doubt monster, she is unrelenting and hard to shake off, she pokes her head up at just the wrong moment, I know. But here's...
Jessica Caudwell
Jul 22, 20242 min read
an open letter to my CHD - aortic coarctation
You saved me, Before you, I was lost, before you I didn't know who I was and I definitely did not have any idea just how strong I was...
Jessica Caudwell
Jul 22, 20242 min read
why i choose to share my CHD journey
Have you ever read a social media post or blog and wondered why they have chosen to share such personal things about their life? I know I...
Jessica Caudwell
Jul 22, 20242 min read
scar and body image week
Scar and Body Image Week will have a different meaning for everyone, but the one thing we all have in common is that what ever the scar...
Jessica Caudwell
Jul 22, 20242 min read
justification and guilt
Like anyone, my life was chugging along, no drama, no big deal. That was at least until my surgery, I felt like my life had been...
Jessica Caudwell
Jul 22, 20242 min read
is what you see really what you get?
We often talk about how people portray themselves and their lives on social media. From the picture perfect holidays to the seemingly...
Jessica Caudwell
Jul 22, 20242 min read
i am more
This is at least what I have been trying to tell my soul. I am not the tears, the pain or the scars on my body. The whole heart journey...
Jessica Caudwell
Jul 22, 20242 min read
women and heart disease
For years Heart Disease was widely thought of as a mans disease. That is not to say that women were not diagnosed rather there was less...
Jessica Caudwell
Jul 22, 20242 min read
pumphead syndrome
I know no I know, it sounds like some 90's rock band, but Pumphead is a very real form of PTSD that people can develop after Open Heart...
Jessica Caudwell
Jul 22, 20242 min read
the CHD community
It can be an isolating process going through something that feels like it will never get better. Its a feeling I know all to well. When I...
Jessica Caudwell
Jul 22, 20242 min read
what they don't tell you about surgery
When we think about surgery there are certain things we think about; pain, medication and terrible hospital food. But there are a few...
Jessica Caudwell
Jul 22, 20243 min read


the recovery marathon
SCAR ALERT Anyone who has had any type of surgery knows it's a long road and not a pleasant one at that. My recovery time in terms of...
Jessica Caudwell
Jul 22, 20243 min read
self care
The one thing I noticed when I was cooped up was how busy everyone is all the time, with work, with family, with life. We never really...
Jessica Caudwell
Jul 22, 20242 min read
some days are just hard
You know those days, you've slept in, you can't find that one top you wanted to wear then you spill your coffee everywhere? we've all...
Jessica Caudwell
Jul 22, 20242 min read
what is aortic coarctation
I wanted to talk to you little bit today about my actual diagnosis and what is has meant for me. So I mentioned in my first post that I...
Jessica Caudwell
Jul 22, 20244 min read
matter of the heart
Its Heart Week!! Through out my entire journey the one thing that has helped me the most is the Heart Foundation. The heart foundation is...
Jessica Caudwell
Jul 22, 20242 min read
my experience with CHD
Today I'm going to talk a little bit about my CHD journey and the affects it had on me and my family. My biggest hope is that through...
Jessica Caudwell
Jul 22, 20243 min read
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