Week 5: Inconceivable

Nov 19, 2011 12:48

It is all I can do to stay in the therapy room on my first day at Sister Kenny Institute, recovering from a freak brain hemorrhage that had struck less than a week earlier. Looking at the fluorescent lights, brightly-colored mats, balls and parallel bars is like looking into the blinding face of the sun. Plus I have a wicked case of vertigo that ( Read more... )

brain ramblings, lj idol

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pricelessone November 19 2011, 19:15:30 UTC
Ahhh! This is so beautiful! Another example of just how far you have come. I love you.

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nannerz2cool November 19 2011, 23:11:48 UTC
Awww, thank you! I love you more!

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myrna_bird November 19 2011, 19:51:33 UTC
How wonderful that you recovered so well. I sure admire your storytelling ability too.

I'm pretty sure that the lack of preparation for your having those tests was factored in to the findings. One would think they would be kind and give some explanation but they also needed to measure your reactions under a certain level of stress.

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nannerz2cool November 19 2011, 23:13:03 UTC
Thank you!

And yes, I'm sure everything was factored into the testing, but I was trying to put myself back into the situation!

Thanks for reading!

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noodledays November 19 2011, 19:52:58 UTC
wow, what a powerful story. thank you for sharing it.

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nannerz2cool November 19 2011, 23:14:44 UTC
Thanks so much for reading!

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basric November 19 2011, 22:23:28 UTC
Lovely, brave and beautifully written.

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nannerz2cool November 19 2011, 23:15:10 UTC
Wow, thanks so much! And thank you for reading!

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notodette November 20 2011, 14:24:11 UTC
This brought tears to my eyes. What an amazing story. I wanted to cheer for your dad, I could feel everything because of the way you wrote it.

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nannerz2cool November 20 2011, 16:03:16 UTC
It brought tears to my eyes, writing it! So, I'm glad it translated! Thank you for reading!

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