The Life Of Me, Smile Magee

The Life Of Me, Smile Magee Medically Complex , But Chronically Blessed 💝 Sharing Life With Rare Disease(s)

01/30/2026

Throwing it back to the first meal I ate in the hospital!

I went DAYS without eating …. Which is a HORRIBLE thing to do when your hypoglycemic.

My blood sugars were constantly low . ( like the nurse wakes you up to drink juice kind of low so they don’t have to shove glucose through your IV again kind of low . )

But I was SO nauseous from being sick , and it was just made 12 times worse by not having my gastroparesis or nausea meds I usually have.

It got to the point where the docs , nurses , ect where all trying to get me to eat , and eventually the nutritionalist came in and was like
“ Girl . I just wanna get some calories in you .. you can’t fight without food .”

Then she turned to my mom and said …. “ I just want her to eat SOMETHING. Because of the nausea .. each meal I’m going to send up a protein packed smoothie . But if you know a food she loves , bring it . See if it will tempt her . We especially gotta get these blood sugars in a better place. “

The cool part about the hospital I was at . is that each day for lunch a different restaurant came and catered .

My mom knows I am a SUCKER for Greek food ( it’s legitly one of my FAVORITE food types on this planet) but I’m also EXTREMELY picky about my Greek food .

She had been sneaking me in my favorite drinks every day to help my blood sugar .

And when she called asking if I wanted a phenomenal gyro ( gyros are the best thing to ever be on pita bread )
and some baklava ( again I could eat a sheet pan of baklava by myself)

I think that was the first smile of true excitement I had in days !

So here are my thoughts on the food , and a Jeevas I’m pretty sure you have a customer for life 😂♥️! I live 3 hours south of you but I’m craving more of your food as I write this !

Btw make sure to check out my cousin on IG ! His food reviews are the best !

01/27/2026

I’m home ! Medical 🏥 Update / what’s next 🧠.

01/23/2026

First piccc.. who dis 😝. Fighting off the urge to sleep SO hard right now. But here is a little update!
Thank you for all the prayers and please keep them comming.

Tell me something good about your day below !

01/22/2026

It’s been a heck of a week

This dog cracks me up 😂😂.As you all know my left leg just isn’t working right now ..And neurologically my health is in t...
01/19/2026

This dog cracks me up 😂😂.

As you all know my left leg just isn’t working right now ..
And neurologically my health is in the toilet

When I was dragging my left leg today all the sudden I was just about to biff it . And Bernie ran from being on my bed , to the front of me like he was preparing to catch me 😂😂😂.

I mean when I’m dizzy he walks by my side to help stabilize me , so I guess he thought catching me when I fell was a realistic next step 😂😂

Gratefully I was able to use the walls to catch myself before I broke my Berniedoodle 🤣♥️.

But if he isn’t the epitome of unconditional love.

I don’t know the meaning of it

01/17/2026

MEDICAL UPDATE 🧠 My voice is completely gone , and for some reason it won’t let me do captions , so I hope you can understand a single word I say .

But this week , has most definitely not been a good health week , and my “short “ explanation ( becuase I didn’t feel good enough to write it all out ) ended up being six minutes long 😅.

Anywho if you have had a profoundly awful migraines that travel down your spine , and get worse sitting up , and also have had progressing weakness in your left leg during this whole shindig 😂😅 feel free to send recommendations on what the heck to do

I’ve had a CT and MRI without contrast , 2 ER trips , blood work , more meds than I can count . And I can still barely walk and it feels like my head is going to explode off of my body when I sit up more than 5 minutes 🙃.

Tonight as I’ve coughed up my dinner due to whatever bug I have right now,I nearly puked all my nightime meds , and jus...
01/14/2026

Tonight as I’ve coughed up my dinner due to whatever bug I have right now,
I nearly puked all my nightime meds , and just sat in my bed , trying to catch my breath , and feeling each and every ache and pain in this bag of flesh and bones I somehow get to call my body.

All I could think is
“ Ugh this is not good . This is so not good “

But then I said a little prayer .. maybe more as a reminder to myself .

But I stated the fact
“ I know this isn’t good .. but despite that , God .. I know you are good “

And I hope we can all remember that in the hard times of our lives .
We don’t have a “fallen God” who enjoys to see us suffer .

But we live in a fallen world , where bad things .. they just happen , and often we are left in this life , not knowing why they happened .

And sometimes that’s the hardest thing to accept and have faith in

Sometimes.. atleast for me , faith can feel less like faith , and more like white knuckle gripping to a promise.

But I firmly believe in a God that never breaks his promises ♥️

A New Year , is suppose to be a new chance , a bounty of new beginnings . But in a new year often I find myself feeling...
01/12/2026

A New Year , is suppose to be a new chance , a bounty of new beginnings .
But in a new year often I find myself feeling like the calander never changed at all .

Same fears , same struggles , same desires , same dreams .

Between non stop infections I’ve been trying to call and “play catch up “ on medical appointments I have avoided . But some of them when I go to call , it feels like I have a bomb in my hand , and the press of a button will cause it to finally detonate .

And who know the damage it will cause

And the unknown can be the scariest part of it all .

I’ve found this intensified medical anxiety leaking into more than just the speciality it started with .

And I’m having to remind myself .
Running from a problem does not make it go away .

But action can.

Chronic and or life threating illness ( and let’s be honest life in general ) is a revolving door of problems .

But isn’t our true “grit” determined on how we face them ?

01/08/2026

I don’t call it messy … Instead , like “ contemporary” art .. I call it “ contemporary packing 😂😉😉😂.

When I saw this footage and our suitcases it cracked me up 😂😂😂.

Are you a “contemporary “ or neat packer?

Today My Dad officially retired after almost 34 years working in corrections .At his retirement party / ceremony they ta...
12/30/2025

Today My Dad officially retired after almost 34 years working in corrections .

At his retirement party / ceremony they talked alot about his dedication ( and I can back that up )

My poor health genes .. well they didn’t come from my mom’s side 😂. My dad has battled SO many health obstacles throughout his career , and no matter what he got the job done .

And when something medical for me wasn’t approved by insurance.. he would work overtime . During my days at the Mayo Clinic and the years before it seemed like all he did was work overtime . For 2 years ( before I was approved for disability) he worked every single holiday , just so I could get the healthcare I needed.

My whole life he has gone the extra mile , just to provide .
And I’ve never been without , or honestly even “wanting “ during my life .

All because of his ( and my mom’s ) hard work .

Dad , thank you for being an example of the qoute

“It is not our abilities that show what we truly are. It is our choices.”

And because of your job with corrections teaching me that every human deserves to be treated with respect ♥️. I love you so much !

12/30/2025

How does time go by so fast ♥️?

You are creative , kind , sassy , hilarious, and everything good.

Words can’t express how much I love you, and how much I LOVE being your aunt

Happy Birthday Beautiful Girl 💖.


Twas 2 days after Christmas .. but we didn’t care Presents filled the room As Joy and laughter danced through the air We...
12/28/2025

Twas 2 days after Christmas .. but we didn’t care

Presents filled the room
As Joy and laughter danced through the air

We made custom stockings

Put them in a line

To fill with random goodies

Because it was FRIEND CHRISTMAS TIME!

2025 has been SUCH a hard year . But it’s been ending in a way just to remind me how blessed I truly am

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