According to dictionary.com, a hematologist is ‘A physician specializing in hematology.’ 😂 Lol 😂 Love it when you have to look up a word in the definition! Hematology is ‘the study of the nature, function, and diseases of the blood and of blood-forming organs.’ I have hemotologist since my hyper coagubility is a blood-related condition….Continue reading “Heme Appt”
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Girl… Your hair long…
So I don’t know the last time I cut my hair 😂🤷🏽♀️… pre-Covid, I’d cut my hair 1x per year… but I call the time after my strokes, my dark years 😂 It’s honestly fuzzy and time flies by… it’s hard to imagine I had my stroke 3 years ago, going on 4… My hairContinue reading “Girl… Your hair long…”
Life Update 5/23/21
Mood: Content 😃 You’ll see that often 😉 Currently Reading: Just finished Shadow And Bone. Physically reading the ebook for The Hellion 🤔 What to read next? Walk it out: PT next week 😬 Events I’m excited for: Going to a tennis 🎾 tournament out of town! 👏🏽 Funny story 😂: Got tricked by myContinue reading “Life Update 5/23/21”
Shadow And Bone Watching Blog Episode 8
Binged some episodes then DRASTICALLY slowed it down 😂 My partner and I don’t want it to end… The 1st season was very interesting 🤔 It is my understanding, the Netflix show combines the Shadow And Bone trilogy with the 6 of Crows duet! My plan is to read the trilogy after season 1! FromContinue reading “Shadow And Bone Watching Blog Episode 8”
Return to PT
Returned to PT today 👏🏽 Felt good to be back 👏🏽 Due to scheduling, I saw a new PT today for my evaluation… He put me to work right away 👏🏽 Started the appointment on the parallel bars… Did a few balancing exercises then I did some (5) step-overs. Then I moved to the mattContinue reading “Return to PT”
PCP F/U
For anyone who doesn’t already know, the title of this post is Primary Care Provider Follow-Up (in its elongated form 😂) It went well! My condition stable 👍🏽 It was a chance to catch up with my doctor 😂 For anyone who knows me, I’m chatty 😂 And I chatted with her 😁 In 👩⚕️Continue reading “PCP F/U”
Life Update 5/9/21
Mood: Happy 😊 😃 Currently Reading 📖: His At Night by Sherry Thomas 😊 About to start Shadow And Bone by Leigh Bardugo Walk it out: 🚴 and walk 1 block at a time in preparation for my upcoming return to PT 😬 Events I’m excited for: 👨⚕️ appointments Funny story 😂: Upcoming viewing ofContinue reading “Life Update 5/9/21”
Shopping in a pandemic 😷
Today was the 1st day since the pandemic 😷 where I went to the mall! Going to the optometrist yesterday pushed me to! 👏🏽 They wrote me reading glasses 🤓 I was excited to get them! My eye sight isn’t bad so my glassesvare meant to reduce eye stress by making things easier! 👏🏽 WithContinue reading “Shopping in a pandemic 😷”
Re-establishing care with my providers in a pandemic 😷…
One of the hardest things about the pandemic 😷 is it makes an already fragmented healthcare system even more fragmented… When the pandemic 😷 began, I hadPhysical therapy (PT) 2 times per week AND doctor visits. Once the pandemic started (rightfully so), it all had to stop. In my household, we have 2 stroke survivors,Continue reading “Re-establishing care with my providers in a pandemic 😷…”
Neuro Follow-Up (F/U)
Being a stroke survivor, your neurologist is an integral part of your care team… Having had my strokes in Boston, MA, I had a great neurologist! But I was so far from home… It wasn’t cost effective for my family and partner to keep flying cross country… I know me being so far was scary…Continue reading “Neuro Follow-Up (F/U)”
Listen With 🎧 Precious 