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upstairs stories: January 2013
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My brain on the mend after a tumor and stroke. Past] rehab hospital, part I. Good news: there's a bunch of pictures and videos in this post! Sorry for the lack of visual components up to this point. :]. Like i mentioned at the end of my last post, my time at the rehab hospital was very difficult, but also very rewarding. But also very difficult. On Sunday evening, i finally agreed to let my sister Alicia break out the clippers and buzz my head. Troy and most of my family gathered in the little bathro...
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upstairs stories: May 2011
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My brain on the mend after a tumor and stroke. Present] the state of things: 5/25/2011. I'm going to be jumping between past experiences and real-time updates, hence the bracketed [present] and [past] notations you will be seeing in the titles of my posts. make sense? K, good. let's begin. :]*. And work on breaking up the spasticity. In my pec and shoulder by stretching and getting massages. Do is flex my ankle up. yay! I had some bad experiences with MRIs in the hospital, but the one today went surprisi...
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upstairs stories: February 2013
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My brain on the mend after a tumor and stroke. Past and present] blessings, miracles and the two-year mark. In some ways, it feels like it has been far shorter than two years. in most ways, though, it feels like it has been much longer. after all, a lot has happened! I rehabbed in Tucson for nearly a year, got engaged, moved back to the Valley, got married, started a new job. A few of my classmates from my occupational therapy assistant program. In no particular order:. My parents did a lot of research, ...
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upstairs stories: September 2011
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My brain on the mend after a tumor and stroke. Past] university medical center, part 1: a detour. The following is a bit off topic, but i think it is pertinent to my past and future posts. hope you don't mind a brief detour. :]. University Medical Center is about 40 minutes south of my parents' house in Tucson, so it would have been reasonable if i had never been there before. but i had actually been there multiple times. just never as a patient. Bad overall, i had a great weakness but had somehow found ...
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upstairs stories: December 2011
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My brain on the mend after a tumor and stroke. Past] umc, part 2. It's hard for me to describe my experience at UMC - not because i don't remember, but because there is SO much i want to include that i don't know how to pack it all in to a post or two in a way that makes sense. so, i will give some background and then take a page from the book on compelling powerpoint presentations and bust out the bullets. Despite that confidence, i was still struggling with my situation. the panic attacks continued...
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upstairs stories: February 2015
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My brain on the mend after a tumor and stroke. Past and present] 4 years? Yesterday marked four whole years since my stroke! That's a presidential term. an undergraduate degree. twenty eight dog years. the amount of time between decent Arizona Diamondbacks teams. wow. Since 2011, this time of year is filled with a lot of contemplation and gratitude, a little bit of sadness, and not a little bit of anxiety. And played catch and hit some whiffle balls with Troy. Even though quite a lot of time has passed s...
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upstairs stories: [past & present] 4 years?! 4 real.
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My brain on the mend after a tumor and stroke. Past and present] 4 years? Yesterday marked four whole years since my stroke! That's a presidential term. an undergraduate degree. twenty eight dog years. the amount of time between decent Arizona Diamondbacks teams. wow. Since 2011, this time of year is filled with a lot of contemplation and gratitude, a little bit of sadness, and not a little bit of anxiety. And played catch and hit some whiffle balls with Troy. Even though quite a lot of time has passed s...
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upstairs stories: July 2012
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My brain on the mend after a tumor and stroke. Past]: the operation and off to rehab. The night before surgery, my family and Troy gathered in a small staff room so we could have family prayer and so my dad could give me a priesthood blessing. i knew if the surgery was to go well, the Master Physician, Jesus Christ, could make that happen. just like He healed. Sporting a sweet cap and waiting for my turn in surgery. I joked. whether the other side of the surgery or the other side of death, i figured ...
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upstairs stories: August 2011
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My brain on the mend after a tumor and stroke. How did i not post anything in July? I'm horrible at this blogging stuff! I'll try harder, promise. :] now where was i. My parents drove from Tucson to Flagstaff the night of President's Day. they arrived in my dark hospital room sometime in the middle of the night. i was so glad they were there, not only so they could comfort me but also so Troy could go home and get some rest. Can the blood bleed into the other side? No, i don't think so. the worst of ...
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