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How I dealt with the physical challenges of a stroke

In 2005 when I was 55, I had three strokes only one of which was physically debilitating. Why did I have a stroke?

3 min readOct 20, 2020

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impossible??

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Trudy Van Buskirk
in
Modern Women

Don’t Take “No” Personally

It often shows a woman’s lack of confidence in herself and her beliefs

4 min readJan 2, 2024

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Stop walking sign for pedestrians

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Trudy Van Buskirk
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Age of Empathy

Fear and Excitement at the Same Time

I was about to do something that no one in my family had ever done before — get on a plane

4 min readSep 26, 2023

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Air Canada plane at terminal

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Trudy Van Buskirk
in
the Challenged

I wish I had sisters

Prompt #2 — What child position are you in your family, and do you like it, or would you change it?

4 min readAug 27, 2023

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I wish I had sisters

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Trudy Van Buskirk
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The Memoirist

The Traveling Print

I brought a huge print home from my trip to Australia, New Zealand and Fiji

5 min readAug 8, 2023

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The Traveling Print

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Trudy Van Buskirk
in
The Shortform

A Chocolate Milkshake Got Me Motivated

How a milkshake got me motivated again

1 min readJul 15, 2023

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chocolate milkshake

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Trudy Van Buskirk
in
The Memoirist

Lordy Lordy Trudy is 40

My most memorable birthday party was my 40th

6 min readJun 25, 2023

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Me and my friend Trish by the sign

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Trudy Van Buskirk

I often think about what my mom was like before she had me and wish I'd asked her.

1 min readJun 4, 2023

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Trudy Van Buskirk
in
The Memoirist

NO MORE “Miss Goody two-shoes”

I was tired of the “nice girl” image people had of me since childhood, so I set out to change it.

3 min readMay 1, 2023

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Photo taken by school photographer at high school prom May 1967

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Trudy Van Buskirk

I loved the lockdown during the pandemic

For me, the lockdown was a mixed blessing. I’m Canadian, 72, have a rare blood condition diagnosed in 1979, and had a debilitating stroke…

3 min readApr 12, 2023

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I loved the lockdown during the pandemic

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Trudy Van Buskirk

Trudy Van Buskirk

Self employed 40 years. Technology super user, smallbiz startup & marketing coach, writer- entrepreneurship, disability, aging. Time to share what I’ve learned.

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