Reading Time: 9 minutes PET scan overview I had my first-ever PET scan recently and am sharing my experience so that others may know what to expect. My PET scan had a different protocol since they were specifically looking at the functioning of a certain area of the brain. This protocol is different than if they were looking for something else, a tumor for …
Reading Time: 6 minutes Slow and steady wins the race If you’ve been keeping up with my writing, you know that I am finally fulfilling passions and goals that I began in 2001. In July of 2017, just six months after my accident and still very much in active recovery, I began my author website (this very website you’re reading this blog article on). …
Reading Time: 3 minutes BI symptoms flare The last several weeks I have been feeling incredible amounts of fatigue, extreme issues with motivation, and a flaring of BI symptoms like nausea, dizziness, unsteadiness, terrible setback with short-term memory (who could forget the arrival of the mystery package), and of course, the brain stem headaches. For those of you suffering from migraines, the neurologist told …
Reading Time: 10 minutes Tackling “The new list” I left off in the last article Mystery Package Arrives…Part 1 after I lost my list in the second of seven stops. You may remember I mentioned that the list was too long for one trip. The pre-brain injury (BI) Jena would have had no problem tackling it in a heartbeat. Things are a little bit …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Offsite mail delivery I get my mail delivered to a private mail box facility. One of the perks is secure package receiving and text alerts when packages arrive. The other day I received a text alerting me a package arrived for me. I spent a few diligent moments thinking about what if any package I was expecting. Nothing jogged my …
Reading Time: 3 minutes Managing short-term memory challenges Every once in a while, I’m reminded about my short-term memory challenges. I manage this situation pretty well with using physical notes in obvious places and reminders on my phone. Other times there are visual cues as I keep things in plain sight especially by the front door if I intend to take the item out …
Reading Time: 6 minutes My return to hot yoga This morning was another first! I went to hot yoga for the first time since January 2017. I have been longing for this day for some time and today I went with the goal to complete the standing series, 12 static postures. I checked the schedule yesterday and saw that all my regular instructors at …
Reading Time: 4 minutes Yesterday, January 5, 2018 marked one year since my accident. This day was monumental in so many ways and something I thought was so out of reach. Yet, when I told people it was my one-year anniversary, many said “That went fast!” or “Already? Wow!” Hardly how I would describe the year which I have termed “My Lost Year”. I …
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