stroke stories
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When I got my first “big girl” design job, I thought I was on top of the world. This is it, I am on top of the world. I run shit now. I found my rhythm, I found my groove, I was so happy. I had my dream job. Then… COVID. What the hell, man??…
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Since My injury, I have been desperate to feel like I belong somewhere. Brain Injury is isolating. Disability in general is isolating. People don’t know how to act around you. Are they offending you? maybe Will they say the wrong thing? probably. Can you even have fun anymore? duh.Try me. Do they help? just ask. Are they supposed to…
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I roll onto my back. My head is throbbing. All I can hear is beeping and the distant sound of phones ringing, people talking, maybe nurses, and water trickling, almost like a little fountain- it was only slightly relaxing, I later learned it was a part of the ventilater machine. I’m staring at the ceiling.…
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Continued from Chapter 3 …How did she get here? A woman appeared to my left, wearing a wardrobe which appeared to be selected for her in an old 90’s sitcom, made entirely of nylon and taupe, blending in to the builder beige walls, her hair, naturally wavy, streaked with silver, the colorado dry-winter effortless static poof quite…
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A group of doctors burst in the door. my mom and brother were sitting with me, as sam had to step out to get himself lunch. “are you the medical decision maker for christa?” a doctor asked my mom, “can we call her husband right now?” oh, i just love being talked about as if i…
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My life, BS (Before Stroke) Yeah, I know, we really need to work on that one, don’t we? Anyway. My life, pre-accident, was filled with a plethora of multi-tasking two handed tasks. I loved being in the kitchen, inviting friends over for family dinners, GourMonday traditions, Kitchen dance battles with my husband, playing music while…
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“Hi Christa, do you know what day it is?” my eyes peeled open for the first time in a few days. what day is it?? thats a loaded question. “can you tell us your name?” easy. “christa moritz, you know like you want more Ritz crackers!” “do you know where you are?” I look around……
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Have you ever had brain surgery? I’m guessing for most of you, probably no. Well, I’ve had two. The first was the grand removal of my skull to allow my squishy brain to breathe or swell so dramatically, as one does, after i flew off a scooter like superman, face planting not so gracefully onto the concrete…
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The other day I was asked what my biggest challenge has been, I answered back, “acceptance,” hearing my best friend’s voice clearly in my head telling me, “Christa, you just need to accept your disability.” I was frustrated by this advice coming from a fully functional and mostly abled person who had no idea what it was…
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Have you ever experienced that string of extremely unfortunate events? you can’t comprehend it all, and your memory of the string of events simply mushes together like baby food – you cant even tell whats what anymore. well, that was the month ofSeptember in 2020, for me. September is the best month of the year!…
The Life of Lew Who 