I was recently diagnosed with CVS and I am currently on day 12 of a hellish episode. This video is amazing and as I lie here in tears in my hospital bed i just want to say thank you.

I just got diagnosed yesterday even though I've been dealing with it for a long time. Such an inspirational speech and definitely helped me to look on the brighter side and stay positive even when its difficult ♡ thank you

I didn't know anything about CVS when I started watching this. You did a great job of presenting how you have been affected by this diagnosis and definitely did it in a realistic but yet hopeful way. My military career ended due to my youngest daughter being born with Pierre Robin Sequence(recessed jaw, tongue falling back into the airway, cleft palate) so I realize how a diagnosis you didn't know existed can suddenly take front-and-center in your life! She's fine now, but along the way, I learned about trachs and feeding tubes--totally unexpected pathway in my life. But there has been much good that has happened along that pathway. Thanks for sharing this.

You may not be a paid motivational speaker yet, but it could definitely be a career option for the future! Girl, you're just awesome! I love your positivity and outlook on life. Not to mention you seem to have great taste lol. Jokes aside, you seem like a very genuine, down to earth, accomplished lady, and I enjoyed your presentation a lot. I wish you nothing but the absolute best in the future!! 💙

This video came up on my feed this morning. You had mentioned CVS on one of your LUG videos, which is why I started following you, as you began your LUG enthusiasm. I’ve never heard of CVS. So I was totally intrigued when this popped up. Xena/Michelle, what a warrior you truly are! Sometimes we watch influencers on KZfaq channels for whatever interests we’re into, never realizing that there’s decades of a real time life behind the speaker. Your career already has been an amazing accomplishment. So much training and discipline necessary in going into what you were as a pilot in air force, always desiring also in your pre-med education, training, and helping...all I just have to say I applaud you. If you were doing more of these type of videos to bring awareness to CVS, your adoring followers need and want to be aware.

Another CVSer, retired military woman here!!!

My sis has had it since 13 shes 30 now i can lose her shes at hospital right now as i write this. Out mom passed whn she was 10 and i was 5 life has been ruff to her on top of her having cvs for so long

What a great and inspiring presentation! I'm so glad our common love for Lug connected us because as we've already discovered many times over, we have so many other things in common. Not CVS, but we both navigate through life with chronic, debilitating conditions. You've definitely lived one hell of a life already, and now it seems like you're on the path to another incredible chapter. One of hope, inspiration and connection.

Thanks for the video, you are inspirational. I also had to take medical retirement for chronic health issue.

Everyone has a story and yours is amazing! Thank you for sharing! I do have to say that because of you I am now obsessed with Lug! 😊

You are a great speaker! I found you theough your Lug videos but I love all your videos!

I’ve watched you do your Lug bag reveals and just love them and always new you were AF from the pic on your wall and the name Warthog was my first clue you were a pilot. Our youngest son just got back from Al Jaber and Salim...wasn’t allowed to leave either base once due to COVID and he had his first 2 incoming missiles. The first was when I was FaceTiming him and he had his ear phones in (playing video games while chatting) and I heard the siren before he did and said you better go! That’s the fastest I’ve ever seen him move and the longest 45 min “of me crying” before he could call me back. He said the guys in the shelter were telling him that’s the 1 person you don’t want to be on the phone with when you have incoming. (I concur!!). Let’s just say it wasn’t a drill, so I’m so grateful for every military personnel no matter where they are based. He’s airfield Mgmt so I hear of the IFE’s etc. People don’t know those happen often, but with great pilots, like you, and mechanics, all I’ve heard of are good outcomes...although scary experiences for the flight crews. Wow, you are so inspirational and I’m glad you’re giving speeches for CVS syndrome in hopes of helping others get a faster and correct diagnosis. I live with Lupus and autoimmune pancreatitis so living with pain and still accomplishing everything you’ve done just boggles my mind! I’ve know what being on a PICC line is like and wouldn’t it be nice to have had a Lug bag to carry the TPN bag in. At least you’d be fashionable! I sure wish you didn’t have this awful disease, but I admire you soooo much for continuing with your dreams of flying, medical volunteering and I’m sure your good days are packed! I’ll be praying 🙏🏻 for a cure, better symptom Mgmt and last, but not least, thank you very much for your service to our country! 🇺🇸

I'm glad I'm not in this alone but at the same time I wish I was the only one that had to suffer like this. I hope they figure this CVS thing out more. So hard to manage this syndrome.

Thank you for sharing your story with us. I wish the powerpoint slides were more visible/readable in the video, so it would be easier to follow along-nonetheless, I really appreciate you educating folks on your background and about a malady that I'd never heard of, knew nothing about. And yes, I did find your channel because I was looking for people discussing their VB items :)

I'm so sorry you have to go through this ugly disease. I know a little how you feel I was diagnosed with endemetrosis when I was 24 I go through a lot of pain almost every other month and just went through postpartum depression that was ugly to. So yeah life is certainly tough but I love your story your very smart even being in the airforce. I was a cadet in the Rotc air force myself. Now I love VB like you to lol.

Very entertaining and informative.

Awesome!!! You are a Strong, Brave, Lady!!! (And if you have your s%&t together this much; how do you explain your irrational Vera Obsession???) LOL, we all go a little nutso over Vera!!! I admire you very much, Michelle!!! I am proud to know you!!!

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