I reached out to Amy last year after reading her Huffington Post article 5 Things Every TBI Survivor Wants You To Understand. I didn't know the acronym for Traumatic Brain Injury, but I knew the symptoms about which she wrote. As a stroke survivor, my disability is … [Read more...]
The Thing Wrong With My Brain
Photo Credit: aboutmodafinil.com I’ve written before about the stroke which caused temporary paralysis in my right hemisphere 20 years ago. Some of you even knew me way back then and have supported me in my backslides since. In case you missed it, here’s a short … [Read more...]
Stroke, Snow, and Sabbath
I was 24 when it happened. One morning I went to work feeling a little dizzy and by late afternoon I couldn’t sign my name for the FedEx guy. Stroke was the absolute last thing on my mind. Isn’t it a rule that you have to be over 70 to suffer a stroke? The answer, especially when … [Read more...]