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Brain surgery. So that’s cool.
Posted on May 10, 2016 Leave a Comment
Guess who just got approved and scheduled for DBS surgery? YAY!!! Surgery prep tests start tomorrow. Brain surgery on Tuesday. I’ll video an overview of the surgery tomorrow. I was just too excited not to post.
Well, lookie there!
Posted on May 2, 2016 1 Comment
But I can write again, so yay!!! *feeling awesome*
For my memory and my brain
Posted on March 21, 2016 1 Comment
I give up. I’ll fix my video upload thing tomorrow. YouTube link for now.
Time to start over, again.
Posted on January 27, 2016 Leave a Comment
I sigh as my right hip buckles to the left, causing me to tip too far to the right. My right arm flaps for a moment, contrasting my left arm which remains steady as I reach it behind my left buttock to brace for the fall. My left leg shoots too far to the side […]
Back to music
Posted on January 4, 2016 1 Comment
I’m too excited to not write a quick post about this. I just played a 12 chord progression on my classical guitar for the first time in 2 years, 2 months and 1 day. That’s 1,401 days since I last played a recognizable chord. My first college major was music performance in classical guitar. I […]
A look back
Posted on January 3, 2016 2 Comments
So, I’m going through a pile of cards, papers, and notebooks accumulated during my stay at inpatient and during my time in the Challenge program at TIRR. I came across the very first thing I wrote after the stroke. Pics are below. Made me smile. I’ve come so far. Sometimes I forget. I don’t want […]
Brain matters
Posted on November 21, 2015 3 Comments
The above is an image from a series of MRIs that were taken within days of the stroke. The dark grey area is the area that was affected by oxygen loss during the stroke. That area is now dormant or idling. Someone asked me to talk about the physical changes in my brain, so I’m […]
It’s been… interesting.
Posted on November 17, 2015 6 Comments
I’ve debated about posting a video taken just after the stroke, but here goes. *deep breath* First, a few pictures taken 22 days before the stroke: 20 days after the stroke: 2 years and 10 days after the stroke: It’s been interesting.
…what was I talking about?
Posted on November 15, 2015 Leave a Comment
Since last night’s post, a few people have reached out to me to tell me that they’re very happy that I’ve recovered and/or that I’m an inspiration to them.
1.) THANK YOU to everyone who has read any of this blog, kept me in their thoughts, kept in contact with me, etc. This blog was meant to be a simple outlet and has turned into a way for me to communicate more easily to my family and friends, the difficulties and triumphs that have come my way over the past 2+ years.
2.) I can’t emphasize this enough: I have not recovered.</strong
‘Word soup’
Posted on July 12, 2014 1 Comment
Christmas came and went. The rehab facility was able to schedule my initial evaluations the week of Christmas – rehabilitation therapists don’t seem to get much in the way of holiday vacation since TIRR was scheduled to be open and providing all therapies and groups for its patients. At the time, I would have found […]
