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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.
Treadmill fun
Posted on November 17, 2015 Leave a Comment
These videos are from today’s PT session. Never give up. 🙂
…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
Yay and stuff!
Posted on November 15, 2015 Leave a Comment
Guess who can (finally) walk with zero assistance? *Breakfast Club fist pump*
USF ftw
Posted on September 18, 2015 Leave a Comment
Yay, Kyle! Let me know the next time you cycle across America, mkay? An Ataxia&Fitness group ride across America needs to be a thing! “Both have Friedreich’s ataxia, affecting one in 50,000 people in the United States. Although Bryant and Bridgman are left wheelchair bound, their competitive spirit hasn’t gone away. Now focusing on a […]
CP + quadripelia + determination = bigger than mountains and Kona
Posted on September 17, 2015 1 Comment
So this is pretty fantastic: Chaeli Mycroft becomes the first quadriplegic person to summit Mount Kilimanjaro. Just amazing. It made me think of Bonner Paddock, the first man with CP to summit Mount Kilimanjaro. He then went on to become the first person with CP to complete the most difficult triathlon in the world – […]
‘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 […]
