I spent the first few days after surgery lying in bed recuperating. I did get a couple of blog posts written, but I was in a lot of pain and the medications I was on made it really hard to stay awake! (See Part 1 for the background info, and Part 3 for the day …
After we tried by CHLOE (see Part 5), Gretchen and I continued our vegan restaurant hop by heading over to Van Leeuwen’s Artisan Ice Cream in the West Village: They have a lot of vegan flavors, and Gretchen and I sampled all of them!
On my second day in New York, we drove into the city to meet up with my friend and fellow vegan chef, Gretchen Price. Gretchen has a wonderful vegan baking blog (Gretchen’s Vegan Bakery) and a fantastic YouTube channel (Gretchen’s Bakery) that you will want to check out! We wanted to try as many places …
The left side of my neck is very swollen, and I was in quite a lot of pain last night. (See Part 1 and Part 3 for the back story.) So, I called the surgeon this morning to let him know. He said that the left electrode had been very difficult to place, and that …
My second day in New York was amazing! I will be sharing lots of photos and four vegan restaurant reviews in my next two posts, but I didn’t have time to write them before surgery. (See Part 1 for the background story.) Yesterday I was admitted to the hospital to get new breathing pacers: I …
On my first day in NYC, I had appointments at the hospital with my surgeon and for lab work. Once those were over, my mom and I went back to the hotel and took a nap. We had gotten a late start driving the day before, so only had a few hours sleep before my …
I am in New York and will be sharing some exciting news and vegan restaurant reviews in a few days! First, though, I want to share why I am here. I have a rare childhood condition called Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome, or CCHS. This makes me forget to breathe, which is rather inconvenient. So, I …