Dear loved ones of a brain injury survivor, I’m here to give you some hard truths about brain injury. These truths are universal, it doesn’t matter if it’s stroke, Aneurysm, or TBI. Listen up because the fact that I feel the need to write these articles makes me mad. …

1. Birth Control pills can cause Stroke This was not something I was aware of prior to my stroke. If I had known, I never would have started them in the first place. I was taking Junel Fe, which is a hormonal oral contraceptive. I wanted to take it so that it would stop my period, which…

I didn’t realize anything was wrong until it was certain that my world was forever changed. I was on the ground, my left arm and leg were paralyzed, I could barely speak, and the room was spinning. I was having a stroke. I thought I was just being affected by…

How I found happiness after stroke When I was told I’d had a stroke, I thought my whole life was being turned upside down. Nothing would ever be the same. I’m fucked, basically. And while I wasn’t necessarily wrong about my life changing, my perspective was all wrong. I wasn’t…

The day after my stroke, I got a phone call from my friend and coworker. I was still in the hospital. I remember telling him that “hopefully I’ll be back to work next week.” Knowing full well I needed to learn how to walk again. …

The stroke that changed my life I didn’t even know anything was wrong until I fell down. My mind was a bit fuzzy and I was a tad off balance, but I attributed that to the heat and the headache I’d been nursing. Then suddenly my left leg stopped working…

There’s a fine line sometimes between looking into someone and stalking them. Netflix’s show You takes that line and throws it right out the window. Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley. Gossip Girl) manages Mooney’s Bookstore in New York City. Guinevere Beck (Elizabeth Lail, Once Upon a Time) strolls in, looking for…

When I’m in a depressive episode, I feel as though nobody cares. I know that’s not the case, but it still feels that way. …

I don’t like the word “resolution.” This word means to find a solution to a problem. I’m not a problem that needs fixing. If I make a New Years’ Resolution, it absolutely will not get done. I know this. …