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Steph Hardy

Steph Hardy
in
The Loud Mouth Gets Wired, a series.

Peace in my body

I am sharing two journal entries that I wrote the day before and day of my latest procedure.

May 2, 2023

May 2, 2023

Steph Hardy
in
The Loud Mouth Gets Wired, a series.

Grieving

March was a dark month. As the month began, my dad just learned that his cancer had spread from his lungs to his bones, his abdomen, and…

Apr 8, 2023

Apr 8, 2023

Steph Hardy
in
The Loud Mouth Gets Wired, a series.

Dabbling in sobriety

I haven’t had a drink in over 75 days. I don’t know when the last one was because I didn’t make a conscious decision to stop drinking. I…

Mar 4, 2023

Mar 4, 2023

Steph Hardy
in
The Loud Mouth Gets Wired, a series.

Meet the flap

I can’t pretend to know all the medical school specifics, but part of my hip bone and my oblique muscle were used to reconstruct my jaw.

Feb 25, 2023

Meet the flap

Feb 25, 2023

Steph Hardy
in
The Loud Mouth Gets Wired, a series.

The ebb & flow of healing

A log of my progress to remind me where I started

Jan 25, 2023

The ebb & flow of healing

Jan 25, 2023

Steph Hardy
in
The Loud Mouth Gets Wired, a series.

Symmetry is a hoax

You know that phrase “eyebrows should be sisters, not twins”? It’s cute, but do we believe it? And why doesn’t it apply to other parts of…

Jan 22, 2023

Symmetry is a hoax

Jan 22, 2023

Steph Hardy
in
The Loud Mouth Gets Wired, a series.

A reintroduction to my body

I’m healing from my jaw surgery, and the most obvious and anticipated change is of course, the jaw line and dental occlusion.

Jan 13, 2023

A reintroduction to my body

Jan 13, 2023

Steph Hardy
in
The Loud Mouth Gets Wired, a series.

We didn’t expect it

I’m sorry for being so trusting and brave that I didn’t ask more questions You didn’t expect me to look the way I did Those first five days…

Jan 2, 2023

We didn’t expect it

Jan 2, 2023

Steph Hardy
in
The Loud Mouth Gets Wired, a series.

Transformative energy

How I’m using astrology to understand by own recovery

Jan 1, 2023

Transformative energy

Jan 1, 2023

Steph Hardy
in
The Loud Mouth Gets Wired, a series.

Music is magic — and so is friendship.

The night before my surgery, I was completely surprised with the most thoughtful gift from friends.

Dec 31, 2022

Dec 31, 2022

Steph Hardy

Steph Hardy

Latest musings on reconstructive jaw surgery healing. Adventure, gratitude, dreaming up something new every day. @gratisteph everywhere.

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