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...
February 6, 2016 changed my life forever. My three-year-old daughter had been up all night crying because of a terrible earache. My husband was out of town to attend his grandfather's funeral, so I was single-parenting. Finally around 3 AM I decided to take her...
Wednesday, July 22 wasn’t supposed to be an extraordinary day by any stretch of the imagination. All I had planned was a quick trip to the grocery store with my kids in tow followed by dropping lunch off at my husband’s office and then that...
Each day is a beautiful gift. I've always been grateful, but sometimes things unfold in your life that multiply that level of gratitude...
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...
Hello, my name is Annette. I had my stroke on April 10, 2004, 13 years ago. I worked for Denny's for 15 years and Long Horn Steakhouse for 3 years. I worked 7 days a week. Craig and I were married Feb. 23rd, 2004. I...