I just got back from something called the “May Meaning Meeting”. Held near Houston, Texas this year, this annual gathering started in 2003. It grew up organically around a group of organizational scholars anxious to keep real meaning in their work—and in their lives—in the...
Today is National Write Your Story Day. Telling my story has been an integral part of my recovery. Not my physical recovery—for that I thank the many therapists who have helped me. But I have come to define “recovery” not just as getting my capabilities...
Needless to say, one of the most frustrating parts of my stroke experience has been being “the patient”. I was so fortunate to have incredible support from my family and friends when I needed it most. For months I needed help with so much. I still...
Thank you to Michelle from Jumbled Brain for tagging me. I was excited to see this tag inviting chronic illness bloggers to share more about themselves. As we strive to raise awareness about a certain topic (stroke, in my case) through our blogs, sometimes that one...
Podcasts have become very popular, and there are some great podcasts out there for stroke and brain injury survivors. I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed on The Hand in Hand Show, which got me interested in seeing if there were other helpful podcasts available...
Today is National Thank You Note Day. A nice sentiment right after and during the gift giving of Hanukah, Christmas, and Kwanza for sure. But more than seven years after my stroke, I have so much more to thank people for. I’m not even going...
Good news – I just had brain surgery! Sounds funny, I know, but I got admitted to a clinical trial for an experimental treatment at Stanford Hospital. I was lucky to be the last person admitted into the Stanford study with 11 other people. There are...
I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Cam and Daniel, who help run the Strokefocus Podcast. The podcast is run by survivors, for survivors. Cam is actually one of the stroke survivors that I interviewed for my book, so it was fun being the interviewee this time...
In June I gave a talk at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in Chicago, a hospital and recovery facility that supports people with traumatic brain injury and physical disability. In addition to the short clip from my talk embedded below, there is also a link to...
Well, it's World Stroke Day (http://www.worldstrokecampaign.org/) so a great day to post. As they say on their site—"Stroke affects everyone - we all have a reason to prevent it." Personally, I want to help raise awareness about and prevent stroke so fewer people have to...