As much as people try to understand what I’ve gone through this last year or still deal with on a daily basis, the truth is that unless you have experienced a brain injury or a stroke, there’s no possible way for you to ever truly understand. Tonight I attended my first @thebeefoundation support group. An invite randomly showed up in my inbox yesterday. A few weeks after my aneurysm ruptured, I connected with the Bee Foundation. The work they do is so important. Not only for survivors but also fighting for government funding for early detection and prevention of brain aneurysms.
I struggled a lot at work today. I just don’t perform at the level I used to. Today, I made the comment to friends that I love who I’ve become since my stroke but I miss versions of who/how I used to be. I feel alone in that feeling. I struggle mentally because I can’t pretend everything is okay when it’s actually not. It’s also hard to celebrate my aneurysm being healed because I will never actually be “healed.” These were some of the thoughts running through my head today before I joined the support group.
I struggled a lot at work today. I just don’t perform at the level I used to. Today, I made the comment to friends that I love who I’ve become since my stroke but I miss versions of who/how I used to be. I feel alone in that feeling. I struggle mentally because I can’t pretend everything is okay when it’s actually not. It’s also hard to celebrate my aneurysm being healed because I will never actually be “healed.” These were some of the thoughts running through my head today before I joined the support group.
