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Testing, Testing, 1, 2, 3…

Testing, Testing, 1, 2, 3…

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....
Milestones and Millstones

Milestones and Millstones

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....

A Time to be… Silly

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...
Life on a Rollercoaster

Life on a Rollercoaster

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...
Not a Stroke of Luck

Not a Stroke of Luck

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...