a small hope

Tag: Strength

  • A reason to smile

    A reason to smile

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    Miranda Kruse
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    Written February 27, 2022 My sweet sweet nurse friend told me she has a face case patient just like me & the patient was so sad and discouraged with how she is & looks, so my friend told her about me & showed her how I look even a few weeks post op & the…

  • Here’s hoping

    Here’s hoping

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    Miranda Kruse
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    Written February 25, 2022 Day 5 High 5 might be the best one yet Not going to lie & say it’s been an easy week… The Comfort Book by Matt Haig reminds me “Hope isn’t the same thing as happiness. You don’t need to be happy to be hopeful. You need instead to accept the…

  • Not today, Satan

    Not today, Satan

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    Miranda Kruse
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    Written February 23, 2022 Thought it had me at 3:00AM with nausea…4 hours later the meds did their thing! Not today, Satan!! Day 3 of 30

  • Small details

    Small details

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    Miranda Kruse
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    Written February 22. 2022 2 Posts for 2’s Day Small details that mattered to me today… – I was up early enough to see a beautiful sunrise – It’s a cloudy day in AZ which made the mountains look especially magnificent on my way in – I was stuck in traffic & still made my…

  • Day 1 of 30

    Day 1 of 30

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    Miranda Kruse
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    Written February 21, 2022 Day 1 of 30 Lil’ hype up in the parking lot, and as Tom would say “LET’S F****** GOOOOOOO!!” Love my new TB12 Hat Edit February 24, 2024 I can’t seem to find my parking lot hype video, but here’s me dancing to the same song earlier that morning 😂

  • we always have a choice

    we always have a choice

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    Miranda Kruse
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    Written February 12, 2022 Just dropped Sharon off at the airport & had my bandage changed in Nick’s hospital parking lot during a break in his 24 hour shift tonight Realized this will be my first night “alone” (I do have Archie…) but I had hourly care for a week from my nurses, then my…

  • Chinese Parable

    Chinese Parable

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    Miranda Kruse
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    Written January 24, 2022 Motivation Monday via Tom Brady’s most recent documentary episode The story he shared: “Once upon a time there was a Chinese farmer whose horse ran away. That evening, all of his neighbors came around to commiserate. They said, “We are so sorry to hear your horse has run away. This is…

  • One Year Post-Op

    One Year Post-Op

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    Miranda Kruse
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    Written 01/14/2023 “Nothing is absolute. Everything changes, everything moves, everything revolves, everything flies and goes away.” – Frida Kahlo Your spirit can endure so much more than you ever thought possible, and if that doesn’t feel true right now, that’s okay, everything changes. January 15, 2022 – January 14, 2023 Edit: 01/15/2024 Another big lift…