Last night, as I was ready to go to bed, I began to worry I might have forgotten to get labs done for this morning’s appointment with my neurologist. I calmed down when I realized that I didn’t have to bring him any results this time, just good news that I am still seizure free. 

I wanted to talk to him again about my running. He had never had any worries about this regarding my epilepsy but, I on the other hand do. I mostly worry about how waking up early to run means sleeping for less than the eight hours recommended for epilepsy patients. I was relieved when he said I should go to sleep earlier on the days before so I start waking up earlier on the days leading up to an early morning run. 

It was such a relief hearing him say that because that is exactly what I had been doing ever since my first 10k in March, when I had to wake up around 3 am. It worked well up until now but I still wanted to make sure there was no problem with me doing early morning runs, especially since I might do one in two days. 

While I was there I asked him about my neck pain. He said it’s normal, and it can be treated with pills but the doesn’t want to put me on any more medication. I don’t want more medication either.

After I asked all my questions and got all the answers I needed y was given more good news, I won’t have to get the EEG until April! I thought it was in January and was already dreading it. This however, makes me very happy. 

Getting good news from my doctor is always a great way to start celebrating Christmas, end the year and start a new one. 

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I’m an aspiring writer still looking for exactly what I want to write about, with a lot of creativity, imagination and desire to write. I studied Writing and Rhetoric at Syracuse University where I explored many different sides of writing through my classes and extracurricular activities in order to narrow my search for an identity as a writer. I have written for Citrus TV Noticias and La Voz magazine, both of which gave me the chance to explore different mediums in which to write in. Through Citrus TV Noticias I also gained experience in translating from English to Spanish and vice versa, which is also something that I would be interested in working on since I am fluent in both of these languages. I was also an intern at Syracuse University Press where I got hands on experience in what goes into actually editing and publishing a book. Through out the last four years I have faced a lot of challenges, which helped chape the person I am today. After being in a tragic car accident, being in comma, having a Traumatic Brain Injury, and being in therapy for over a year, I am a new me, willing to face challenges and knowing how to deal with them. I want to write about my accident and life after it to help others, show them it can be done and help in any way I can.

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