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…

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…

Use it or lose it!

The huge bucket of ice water sits across from me, filled to the brim. It’s my first of three weeks at the Taub Clinic at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and I have no idea what I’ve

gotten myself into. My occupational therapist for the next few weeks returns…

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…

World Stroke Day 2019

Today, Tuesday, October 29, 2019, is World Stroke Day. And as a survivor myself, having suffered a stroke two and a half…