Medicine can explain what a stroke does to the brain. Living through one teaches you what happens afterward, when medications, fall precautions, blood pressure management, and adaptation become everyday life.
Tag: stroke survivor
What Disabled Looks Like
I spent years understanding disability as a healthcare provider. Then multiple strokes put me on the other side of the exam room and taught me how different understanding disability is from living with it.
So What Are You Doing to Fix It?
Sometimes the biggest changes aren't visible. A memory from the Army, a lesson from Burning Man, and the realities of stroke recovery led me to a simple question: after all the complaining, what are you actually doing to fix it?