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Posted On: July 17th 2025, 09:00 pm
It's hard to believe I started reading my first Baby-sitters Club book only 13 years ago. 🤯
While I grew up with the video series and admired my older sister's collection, it wasn't until my 20s that I dug into the actual books myself.
From the beginning, I committed to reading the book series in order. My first memory is reading "The Truth About Stacey" while waiting at a doctor's appointment to get my gastroparesis diagnosed. I had no idea that a children's book series from the '80s would mirror the situation I was in decades later!
Since then, I've continued to read the series and especially love bringing them along during my doctor's appointments. I've had a lot of them over the years, like confirming my POTS and hEDS diagnosis, as well as other random tests and scans.
I am so glad to bring these books along. It's like having a friend hold my hand through all the hard, scary, and lonely times. ❤️
I don't know how many doctor appointments lie ahead for me in life with an invisible illness, but I know I'm about 20 books away from finishing the main series of The Baby-sitters Club. After that, I'll hop into all the spin-offs—all of which I have thrifted! (Still missing a few California Diaries, but I'll make it work!)
While I grew up with the video series and admired my older sister's collection, it wasn't until my 20s that I dug into the actual books myself.
From the beginning, I committed to reading the book series in order. My first memory is reading "The Truth About Stacey" while waiting at a doctor's appointment to get my gastroparesis diagnosed. I had no idea that a children's book series from the '80s would mirror the situation I was in decades later!
Since then, I've continued to read the series and especially love bringing them along during my doctor's appointments. I've had a lot of them over the years, like confirming my POTS and hEDS diagnosis, as well as other random tests and scans.
I am so glad to bring these books along. It's like having a friend hold my hand through all the hard, scary, and lonely times. ❤️
I don't know how many doctor appointments lie ahead for me in life with an invisible illness, but I know I'm about 20 books away from finishing the main series of The Baby-sitters Club. After that, I'll hop into all the spin-offs—all of which I have thrifted! (Still missing a few California Diaries, but I'll make it work!)
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