“Survey: what effect from a bleed has impacted your life the most? Eg: facial droop, anxiety….” I didn’t even know where to start. But on second thought, I didn’t know whether I truly had anything to contribute. I follow a closed group on Facebook named “Stemmies.” It’s a support group for those of us affected … Read more
I wondered out loud why I still felt as if I was surrounded by a fog. Joyce scoffed. “After what you’ve been through, I’m surprised your eyes are still in their sockets.” Through the haze in my mind, I tried to think back to the last day and a half. I only remembered things in … Read more
I leaned back. “Honestly, I don’t really care.” Tom gave me a sharp look. I explained, “I’m working on a headache that’s threatening to be a doozie. My brain is no longer functioning.” He could talk all he wanted but it would go in one ear and out the other. The bloody brain was done … Read more
I awake into pain. My body is heavy with it, my legs, my arms, my head, my eyelids. Pain meds? I struggle to open my eyes, to lift my arm. The combination of weariness and crushing pain, weighs my body down, paralyzing me. I give up, and fall back asleep.I woke up several times. Each … Read more