Tag: aphasia

• How appetizing (not!)…

  Who watches recordings of an upcoming brain surgery while eating spaghetti for lunch? This girl. But now I’m trying not to think about that correlation too hard. You could say I’m a little excited about Tuesday. Anyway, video to come later today.

  ellie

  May 13, 2016

  The Stroke Story, The Third Year

  ABI, acquired brain injury, aphasia, ataxia, brain injury, brain stem tremor, Brainstem, brainstem tremor, cardiovascular event, cerebellar ataxia, cerebellar stroke, Cerebellum, DBS, deep brain stimulation, hemiplegia, Intention tremor, ischaemic stroke, kinetic tremor, left hemisphere ischemia, Recovery, stroke, stroke recovery, The Stroke Story, Tremor, tremor disorder, young adult stroke, Young stroke, YSS

• Brain surgery. So that’s cool.

  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.

  ellie

  May 10, 2016

  Updates

  ABI, acquired brain injury, anomia, aphasia, ataxia, brain injury, brain stem tremor, Brainstem, brainstem tremor, cardiovascular event, cerebellar ataxia, cerebellar stroke, Cerebellum, hemiplegia, Intention tremor, ischaemic stroke, left hemisphere ischemia, Memorial Hermann, Recovery, stroke, stroke recovery, TBI, The Stroke Story, Tremor, tremor disorder, young adult stroke, Young stroke, YSS

• Well, lookie there!

  But I can write again, so yay!!! *feeling awesome*

  ellie

  May 2, 2016

  The Stroke Story, The Third Year, Updates

  ABI, acquired brain injury, anomia, aphasia, ataxia, brain injury, brain stem tremor, Brainstem, brainstem tremor, cardiovascular event, cerebellar ataxia, cerebellar ataxia brain stem, cerebellar stroke, Cerebellum, hemiplegia, Intention tremor, ischaemic stroke, left hemisphere ischemia, Recovery, stroke, stroke recovery, The Stroke Story, Tremor, tremor disorder, Young stroke, YSS

• For my memory and my brain

  I give up. I’ll fix my video upload thing tomorrow. YouTube link for now.

  ellie

  March 21, 2016

  The Third Year, Videos

  ABI, acquired brain injury, anomia, aphasia, ataxia, brain injury, brain stem tremor, Brainstem, cardiovascular event, cerebellar ataxia, cerebellar stroke, Cerebellum, hemiplegia, Intention tremor, ischaemic stroke, left hemisphere ischemia, stroke, stroke recovery, The Stroke Story, Tremor, tremor disorder, young adult stroke, Young stroke, YSS

• Time to start over, again.

  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 […]

  ellie

  January 27, 2016

  The Third Year, Updates, Writing

  ABI, acquired brain injury, anomia, aphasia, ataxia, brain injury, brain stem tremor, Brainstem, brainstem tremor, cardiovascular event, cerebellar ataxia, cerebellar ataxia brain stem, cerebellar stroke, Cerebellum, hemiplegia, Intention tremor, ischaemic stroke, left hemisphere ischemia, Memorial Hermann, MRI, Recovery, stroke, stroke recovery, TBI, The Stroke Story, TIRR, tremor disorder, young adult stroke, Young stroke, YSS

• Back to music

  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 […]

  ellie

  January 4, 2016

  Random Posts, The Third Year, Updates

  anomia, aphasia, ataxia, brainstem tremor, cardiovascular event, cerebellar ataxia, cerebellar stroke, cerebral palsy, ischaemic stroke, left hemisphere ischemia, Recovery, stroke, The Stroke Story, tremor disorder, young adult stroke

• A look back

  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 […]

  ellie

  January 3, 2016

  Memories, Photos, The Stroke Story, The Third Year, Writing

  ABI, acquired brain injury, aphasia, ataxia, cerebral palsy, Memorial Hermann, Recovery, stroke, stroke recovery, The Stroke Story, TIRR, young adult stroke, YSS

• Brain matters

  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 […]

  ellie

  November 21, 2015

  The Second Year, The Stroke Story, Updates

  ABI, anomia, aphasia, ataxia, brain injury, cerebellar ataxia brain stem, MRI, Recovery, stroke, TBI, The Stroke Story, young adult stroke

• It’s been… interesting.

  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.

  ellie

  November 17, 2015

  Memories, Photos, The Second Year, Updates, Videos

  anomia, aphasia, ataxia, Brainstem, Cerebellum, Intention tremor, Recovery, stroke, stroke recovery, The Stroke Story, Tremor, young adult stroke, Young stroke

• …what was I talking about?

  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

  ellie

  November 15, 2015

  The Second Year, Updates

  anomia, aphasia, ataxia, stroke, stroke recovery, young adult stroke