Support for Families | survivingwithstyle

How do you survive with style? Let us know!

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How do you survive with style? Let us know!

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How do you survive with style? Let us know!

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My name is Shawna and my amazing husband’s name is Jason. Over a year ago our life drastically changed when he went into sudden cardiac arrest and was “gone” for 15 min. Due to the lack of blood flow and oxygen he has brain damage and is a paraplegic.

As you can imagine, it was devastating. We were told there was a zero % chance that he would survive this tragedy, yet, as if by a miracle, he did! We knew our journey ahead was going to be quite the feat to get some semblance of quality of life back-- and we ventured into our “New Life”. I had already had my fair share of life tragedies: severe heartbreak, mental health issues, in and out of sobriety- so for this to happen I knew it was sink or swim.

It's surprising how strong you can become when you have no choice but to be strong. My love for my husband brought out the "Buffalo" in me (a kind of strength and will I've never felt before, along with quite a fight mentality!). I realized I had to look at life differently. I had to SURVIVE and not only survive But I wanted “ME” back as well. It made me think, how can I do this, be there to support my husband, be the buffalo he needs me to be, yet still keep the part of me that I had before the tragedy?

I love fashion, skin care, self-help books, blogs, podcasts, travel, etc. And I found it so hard to allow myself time to prioritize these things for myself. It also got me thinking, "how many people out there are having to deal with these issues just like me?" Are there a lot of people just surviving the daily challenges of devoting their time to the care of their loved one who has experience tragedy?

No doubt, the answer is yes.

And that is why I created this organization. What happens in your life doesn’t have to be who YOU ARE!!! You don't have to lie down and lose yourself until you die. Yes, the care and love is vital, but we can still be a part of great things for ourselves! We are meant to survive... in style!

I invite you to follow my journey, join in on my journey, and heIp ourselves and others find hope in Surviving with Style!