My Life with EoE

If you don't have this disorder you will never understand a lot of things about how it affects my life. Let me try to explain one of those things just really quickly and what you can do to help. I love apples. When they are peeled that is. So let me tell tell you a story. A few weeks ago one of my cousins got married. For the reception, my mom made Waldorf salad. Waldorf salad is one of my top favorite things. It was apples and grapes and celery and cheese and nuts and marshmallows. Ok? it's great. So after the wedding is over, there is still all this Waldorf salad. So naturally my mom gave me a big container of it. And so it sat in my refrigerator until it got too old and my husband threw it out. Now you're probably thinking, "Wait, I thought you said it was your favorite thing. Why didn't you eat it?" For one simple reason. The apples still had the skin on them. My mom had been in a hurry with so much to do for the wedding. She got in a hurry and di...

Dear anyone who love someone with an eating disorder, Hi, I hope you can understand what I am going to try to tell you. Thank you for listening to me. First off, listening to me is the most important thing you can do. For years no one listened. And then for years people, good, well-meaning, people thought they knew what was best for me without really listening to me. Only I know how I am feeling and what I can handle. It doesn’t matter how well you know me. You can’t feel what I do on the inside. Second thing I need you to understand. How I feel changes very quickly. I can be totally fine and then within minutes be in the middle of a full blown, throat closing, tight chest, about to throw up, reaction. Or I could be fine and then just plain not feel good with an upset stomach and nausea. Speaking of nausea, the third thing I desperately need you to understand is that right now with my disorder, every time I eat, I will have nausea. Every time. No matter what it is. I could tel...

Hello! and welcome to my EoE blog. (I have two other blogs as well.) Personal Introduction I'm Claire. I'm 21. I'm a Christian and have another blog of spiritual lessons . I skipped a grade and graduated when I was 17. I married my love when I was 19. He is two years older than I am so I graduated college in three years so that we would finish at the same time. I have a bachelors of science in health services. I work at home for the wellness company Melaleuca . I also have an etsy shop and blog so I have a lot going on, but it's all pretty chill. I like to raise chickens and catch frogs. I dye my hair a lot because it's exciting. I have German Shepherd/lab mix named Charger, and we go on adventures together. I'm currently a level 33 Pokemon trainer. I'm part Indian and am a member of the Osage nation, but that didn't stop me from marrying a white boy. I want to make it very clear that this disease does not define who I am. This is just one...