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Menopause While Raising Grandchildren: When Nannie Needs Taking Care of, Too

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  From Nannie's House | Grandparent Health & Wellness Menopause While Raising Grandchildren: When Nannie Needs Taking Care of, Too Surviving sepsis, living with a permanent colostomy, navigating menopause, and raising grandchildren while learning how to care for myself again. By Jen | Nannie & Founder of GrandFamily AI 💜 Two Years Ago, I Wasn't Sure I'd Live Another Year I want to tell you something personal. In 2024, I honestly wondered whether I would live to see another year. I had been suffering from chronic diverticulitis. It seemed like a never-ending cycle. I would start feeling better for a few days, begin hoping the worst was finally behind me, and then the illness would come back. Sometimes worse than before. Eventually, my bowel ruptured, and I ended up hospitalized with sepsis. I was also sufferi...