Katie Foster
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Born and raised in Texas. A busy, busy mother of 5, a registered nurse, married to my best friend, and in school to become a Family Nurse Practitioner! I am passionate about MANY things including writing, painting, photography, & crafting!
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Passions of the Heart
Passions of the Heart As a mother of five children, a registered nurse, a wife, homemaker, and artist, my passions lie within creation and for people. I was in an abusive marriage for fourteen years and I’ve always wanted to have a blog, to tell my story, and to reach others who have suffered or are currently suffering at the hands of their spouse, significant other, or by family members. Inside my blog, I would have acrylic painting, cooking, and crafting tutorials as a way to reach my audience and give them resources to heal and put the broken pieces of themselves back together. Art, crafting, cooking, meditation, and videos to connect to my members would all be outlets to reach out and have that connection become reciprocated. I am passionate about being a mother, working as nurse, going to school to become a Family Nurse Practitioner, reaching out to others; it is everything I am and will be about. The happiness of people, connection, making someone’s day, helping someone through a dark time regardless of the cause; they’re all passions within my heart.
By Katie Foster5 years ago in Humans
Painting is LIFE!
Painting is LIFE! I have been a registered nurse for nearly eight years, but due to unforeseen health issues related to a rare inherited genetic disorder, Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, my pelvis is unstable. To avoid using any foreign medical jargon, one of the load-bearing joints that connect my pelvis to my spine, has become hypermobile meaning my joint moves too much. This has caused my pelvis to become unstable; I experience multiple dislocations of the joint and chronic, debilitating pain. As a nurse, working on my feet for countless hours, was no longer an option for me. I was faced with an impossible decision to stop working, face the loss of income, and come to terms with the fact that my lifelong dreams of being a nurse would be over. So, after months of attempting to treat my joint issue with injections, a nerve burning procedure, and a spinal cord stimulator trial in hopes of reducing my pain, I stopped working in September 2020 and have not been able to work since then. Even sitting, bending over, and walking for long periods has become impossible. I am currently waiting for a joint fusion surgery as a last resort to be able to live a full life without endless, relenting pain. With the loss of income, depression and guilt set in, and dealing with continuous pain, I began painting.
By Katie Foster5 years ago in Humans
Heart-shaped Hopelessness
Heart-shaped Hopelessness Nothing but ash. Can’t breathe. Can’t see. What was once a beautiful, thriving city, is now a barren wasteland. It’s been two years, 121 days, and this morning. How we’ve survived, I’ll never know. Lying on this cold concrete deep inside the inner-city water drainage system is the only place to call home. Hearing the soft breathing and whimsical, dream-filled whispers of Aaron and Joan lulls me into deep thought about what the day holds. So much to do and not much time to get everything accomplished. I am by no means “mom material”, but since the warheads hit, my youth had been stripped away; now my primary focus were my younger brother and sister’s future. The sun is just now breaking dawn and I must make a food and supply run while the ash-filled smog is at its thinnest.
By Katie Foster5 years ago in Fiction
