Every Month Is Stroke Awareness Month
Did you know stroke is the 5th leading cause of death in the United States?On average, every 3 minutes and 17 seconds someone in the US dies of a stroke. Every year more than 795,000 people have a stroke and in 2020 I was one of those people.
I launched this blog in March 2022 for brain injury awareness month and as a vehicle to help me heal, but I wasn't ready and I didn't have a game plan. I finally feel better prepared and ready to "speak up and speak out" to help other survivors and to raise awareness. On August 8, 2023 it was 3 years since my stroke. So here I go, relaunching this blog, less overwhelmed, and with more of a plan. My hope is this will be a supportive space in my healing and through these efforts I can potentially help others. Thank you for visiting and I hope you find something that speaks to you. #strokesurvivor #nonvisibledisabilities #bloodthinnersforlife #MoreThanMyBrainInjury #lifeafterstroke #strokerecovery |
"We have the power to choose who and how we want to be in the world each and every moment, regardless of what external circumstances we find ourselves in.”
- Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor
The first time I heard Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor speak, she reminded a group of brain injury survivors to pay attention to the things we can do today, that we couldn't do yesterday. It's important to celebrate the small things. Sometimes the smallest incremental change can hold more impact than what we might see as a major accomplishment. It helps to remind us how far we've come. I've been documenting the Things I Can Do Today since March 2021. Tell me about your journey, what is something you can do today that you could not do yesterday?
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