Cerebellar Stroke and Vertebral Artery Dissection Recovery, Ten Years Out
Yesterday, I wrote about the cerebellar stroke I had ten years ago, when I was 47 years old, caused by a right vertebral artery dissection. Today I want to talk…
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My Tenth Stroke-i-versary
Ten years ago today, when I was 47 years old, I had a stroke. A friend has encouraged me to celebrate my Stroke-i-versaries (her word) because it’s a way to…
Learning from Illness
When I reviewed Louise Hay’s book, You Can Heal Your Life, I reflected on my own resistance to the idea that affirmations can actually affect your health. However, I also…
The Road of Recovery
I’ve started back to work, as of last Friday. So that’s a good thing, right? For me, I think in some ways that’s when it gets harder. I had a…
In the Lucky Thirty Percent
Today I was searching on the Internet for information about recovering from my stroke. My referral to a neurologist still hasn’t gone through. I’m doing very well indeed, but I…
To the Hospital
So, on Thursday, July 28, I had a 9:00 doctor appointment as follow-up for the vertigo that had brought me to the emergency room the previous Monday. My clinic is…
Journeys of Different Kinds
I began writing Sonderbooks 10 years ago this month! (Wow! I just realized that!) It began as an e-mail newsletter of book reviews. I noticed quickly that I got the…