Chapter Five – August 2025: On the Edge - On the Edge- A Year of Trials and Triumphs – My Story

By August 2025, my weight had plummeted to 87 pounds. My diet consisted only of plain organic chicken, unsweetened Greek yogurt, and bottled water. No matter how much I tried, I could not gain a single ounce. Fatigue consumed me. My heart would race after the smallest effort like standing, walking, even shifting my weight. Weakness and dizziness became my constant companions.

Meanwhile, my kidneys ached daily. They expelled sand-like stones, sometimes jagged, sometimes alarmingly large. Every other day, home health administered 1,000–2,000 mL of saline. Yet by the time the next infusion was due, I was already parched, my body clinging to survival.

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The Original "Girl In A Bubble"