An Insult To The Brain

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Mar 13, 2013 1:43am Back in the hospital, the physical therapists repeatedly referred to my stroke as “an insult to the brain”. Oh those medicos and their jargon… They also encouraged me to think in the moment, focus on my therapy, and not let my mind dwell on the grim details of my stroke. Yet … Read more

Mum

The Inbetweener: Hospital

Mar 1, 2013 1:36am When I had just completed my final year of high school my mother had a stroke, or so it at first appeared. We eventually found out that this seizure was related to a terminal brain cancer which took her life 11 months later, when she was just 39 years old. The … Read more

Transitions

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Journal entry by Julia Lundman — Feb 20, 2013 Tonight is the last night we will spend in acute rehab. Tomorrow Jamie will be discharged and move to our second apartment/office at Washington Street, which was Jamie’s original apartment for over 15 years before we moved in together. We’ve kept it all this time since it is affordably rent … Read more

Dig.

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Journal entry by Julia Lundman — Feb 11, 2013 Today, Jamie’s primary physical therapist came in around 3 and stated, “Jamie, I’m looking for a milestone today”. Jamie snorted, gave her his classic side-eyed sarcastic look, grabbed his quad cane, stood up on his own and proceeded to walk right out his room with her … Read more

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