I suffered it when I was 29 years old. By the time they identified it being a TBI there wasn't much they could do in forms of any of the medications that they were able to do. It was 2003, so I was deeply immersed...
On July 17, 1997, at the age of 37, I suffered a massive hemorrhage that resulted in a paralyzing stroke. At the time, I was at work, where I was a software support manager. When the hemorrhage occurred, it was like a volcanic eruption in...
[gallery link="file" size="medium" ids="625,624,623"] I just got back from a 5 day vacation -- biking in Arizona around the Tucson area. It was beautiful, fun to be on the road getting exercise, and really great to spend this time with some of our best friends. It was also...
Headaches began really tormenting me in the summer of 2008. They would come on suddenly as if I was being hit in the back of the neck with a 2x4 was the best way I could describe it. They would come and go. I went...
I fed my soul last weekend in Janesville, Wisconsin. For four days I bonded yet again with an incredible group of women who have been my friends for 34 years. The eight of us have met at least six times a year, sharing our lives and our...
Prior to my two strokes in October 2014, I had suffered Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in the late 1970’s and relapsed in the early 1980’s. After remission I had odd side effects from the Chemotherapy and Radiation therapy, but generally I had a healthy life and...
My life as an ex UK Detective Inspector of 25 years, and my current role as a Private Investigator in Australia seemed far away after my stroke on 15 April 2013. I had been gardening, overheated, and drank insufficient water. I was throwing up and...
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...
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...
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...