Continue Reading My Fifth-Month, Second-Chance Birthday You've got some PEP in your step!! It’s taken me a little longer to wrap my head around what to share in this month’s blog. Told my daughter it…
Continue Reading My Fourth-Month, Second-Chance Birthday My Stroke Saved My LifeWoke up this morning with a sleep apnea home kit test strapped across my chest, left fore-finger in a heartbeat sensor, and…
Continue Reading An Apple a Day…. can keep you safe What would you do if you needed help but were alone? As I travel through this maze of trying to figure out why my brain got stopped up with a clot and shut…
Continue Reading My Third-month, Second-chance Birthday Sometimes the worst place you can be is in your own head...I struggled with how to represent this past month. Do I share the truth or provide one a bit rosier-hued? I’m…
Continue Reading Salah My Anela (Angel)Laying in the ICU, my left hand repeatedly squeezing a stress ball in the shape of “#2” emoji. Yes, I requested a…
Continue Reading @ The ER Named "Most Jovial Stroke Patient"Doors opened and I’m whisked out the back. There’s people – lot of people on all sides of me. They’ve obviously been…
Continue Reading My Second-month, Second-chance Birthday I returned to work a couple days after my 1-month, second-chance birthday. Feelings were still a bit raw, tears were easy to…
Continue Reading April 7, 2018 The Night my Life ChangedWhat do you do when given a second chance at life? My story is one that still gives me pause and brings tears…
Continue Reading The Silent Stroke Never quite know what tomorrow is going to bring. Found myself researching this topic today after I had my neurologist appointment. The…
Continue Reading Celebrating my 1-month Second-Chance Birthday! April 7th will forever be my “second” birthday. It’s the moment I felt God gave me a second chance at life. This…