My Story: Part 2

Upon waking up paralyzed on the left side of my body post-surgery, I spent a grueling 15 days in the ICU, mostly laying on my…

My Story: Part 1

Sometimes life is great, everything is going your way, and you feel on top of the world. When I graduated from Georgetown University in May of 2017, I felt like I could do anything. I walked down Healy Lawn the morning of May 20th to receive my diploma and reap the fruits of a rigorous yet fulfilling…

Social Rehab

Pre-stroke, I was a student at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. My life was a constant whirlwind of exams, papers, and all-nighters in the library made more bearable by weekend binge-drinking. I survived on minimal sleep because I worked late on my assignments, then met up with friends to hit…

A new competitive advantage

Ella Sofia, a fellow stroke survivor and habit coach, is constantly asking, “How can I turn a bad experience into a competitive advantage?” I think about this question a lot since my stroke. How can I turn this shitty situation into my very own competitive advantage, or the…

Bachelorette party planning for cognitive rehab

The other week I had a true test of my post-stroke…

Spoon theory reflection:

A good friend of mine from high school, Leanna, recently reminded me of something I hadn’t thought about in a long time: the spoon theory. The spoon theory is a metaphor for disability that likens the fluctuations in energy levels that a person with disability faces on a daily basis to a set quantity…

The Long and Winding Road

There’s a first time for everything, right? Ever since my stroke, I have faced a lot of firsts: my first time…

Mind the gap

This past weekend, I hit another major milestone. I took the subway by myself for the first time post-stroke. Which may not seem like a…

Go Bulldogs!

I thought that by heading down to Georgia for the weekend I would be escaping the cold weather and snow in the Northeast, but turns out…

They tied the knot!

The 5th of October, 2019 began for me like any typical Saturday morning as of late: breakfast, weight bearing, get dressed…