One year ago. 5.40 PM I had a stroke. Today I am a stroke survivor.  It still feels weird to say that. Today is that anniversary.  It is also the last day of my "Lost Year".  A year that has been challenging, frightening and hectic.  My recovery put me MONTHS behind in my work and... Continue Reading →

Patience. Everyone keeps reminding me.  Healing, particularly of a serious problem, takes time.  Take the time you need to heal, take it easy, don't push too hard, too soon, too fast.  Be patient. Yeah, well... Every day is different.  One day I feel good, the next day I'm wiped out.  Is the overall trend towards... Continue Reading →

I've picked up a new companion on my journey back to health. Fear. Not a debilitating, paralyzing kind of fear.  Just a nagging irritant that colors everything I do.  The good news on my stroke was that there was no obvious physical frailty that led to it.  The bad news in that is that I... Continue Reading →

To be honest I wasn't going to do one on being home. Mostly because being at home is BORING! But it part of the process.  Trying to find some kind of normal again.  Simply trying to find some kind of comfortable position.  Sitting, standing and lying down are all uncomfortable for one reason or another.... Continue Reading →

When they saw the bleed in my brain at Westfield they decided to send me to St. Vincent's in Erie which is the closest stroke center.  Normally they would put me on a chopper and life flight me.  Because of the tornado watch everything was grounded.  So I got my first ever ride in the... Continue Reading →

That's been one of my favorite lines over the last couple years. When things would get a little crazy I'd just put my hand to my forehead and say “So this is what a stroke feels like”. Always gets a laugh. I won't be saying that ever again. On Tuesday October 26 around 5:40 PM... Continue Reading →