It’s been almost a year since my stroke diagnosis. Throughout that year, it’s been a path of trying to figure out what is part of recovery, what is now core to who I am, what I need to function and how I engage. As I have mentioned before, my “recovery”…
Is the need of us as humans to be better, more successful, better looking, more liked, more engaging…more and better…inherent to who we are as human beings or imposed on us through society, media and external factors? The desire to push oneself to achieve personal and professional success has always…
I’ve never been one to believe that everything happens for a reason. I choose to focus more on what the universe may be telling me as life hands me the good, the bad and the challenging. I got divorced about a month before I had my stroke. As the one…
Getting an MRI referral from a doctor and then approved by insurance is truly a platinum status moment in navigating the medical process—which is ridiculous, but my thoughts on the healthcare system is for another time. First of all, MRI’s do not hurt, there is no poking or prodding, it’s…
Looking at an image of your own brain is jarring. Looking at an image of your brain with a step by step explanation of where and how significant the damage is, is life altering. Being able to not only see where the specific impact of the stroke was but to…
I am by nature, curious. I like to learn and love to ask questions. Learning about strokes was never an area that I thought I would need to learn about. There are three main types of strokes: A transient ischemic attack (TIA) or mini stroke which is a brief blockage…
Altruism has always been my internal guiding principle. A principle by which I have pushed myself personally and professionally. I have long thought that my success will be determined by the most help that I can provide others through my career. I got my first job at 15, assisting with…