by Laura Glass | Jun 16, 2023 | Health Update
This is the update I’ve been waiting for: the one I get share good news. My body has turned a corner, and I can feel it. It began the day before my brother and his family arrived. I hoped and prayed it wasn’t just adrenaline, steroids, or wishful thinking....
by Laura Glass | Jun 16, 2023 | Health Update
Have you ever had so much to process that you felt numb? I just made it past the two-month mark of my stroke, and while there’s much to celebrate, so many other significant life events have happened that I’m having trouble being able to feel any of it....
by Laura Glass | May 15, 2023 | Health Update
The anticipation had been building for months. Every time my milestone birthday came to mind, I felt sad. By 40, surely I’d meet all the goals I’d set for my health. I never finished my graduate degree, had no career to speak of, and felt like I was...
by Laura Glass | May 9, 2023 | Health Update
Recovery Lesson #1: Everything takes longer than you think. Like this update, which I started last Thursday. Today was a pretty good picture of the past month– full of highs and lows. I woke up on a low, feeling the effects of the insomnia last night. (Stroke...
by Laura Glass | May 2, 2023 | Health Update
I’m still in shock. Days before my 40th birthday, the left side of my brain was damaged by a stroke. Doctors tell me the best way to heal my brain is to work it. So here I am. Since it happened, misery has compounded. A stomach ulcer caused severe pain, nausea...
Recent Comments