Everything was going great since we resolved the mess with the Health insurance, or I thought we solved it; but noooo, they want to mess with me again. This time it's not really an emergency because it's just Ritalin, but come on, do they want to keep messing with the TBI patient? Now they say … Continue reading What is it now health insurance?
Author: mariacristinasanfeliu
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.
Tonight I had quite a scare. I was at a school activity with my parents and suddenly I felt dizzy, like something wasn't right. I looked inside my purse for my anti-seizure medicine, the same medicine we had been fighting with the health insurance to let me have. I looked, my mother looked, it wasn't … Continue reading Lesson learned: don’t leave home without checking you have your medicine
I spent all morning looking for some help online to make my own workout routine; this left me at the same place I started, with no idea what I was doing, or how to do it. I thought it would be easy when I set out to do it, I have been given enough routines … Continue reading Making my own routine, not easy
I really didn't keep track of my seizures, my mother did, she shared that information with my neurologist, and that's about all the knowledge I had about my seizures. As I mentioned before, during my countdown for one year seizure free, I know the date and approximate time because of a text to my friends, … Continue reading Keeping track of my epilepsy: My Seizure Diary
These past few weeks I have been taking some tests to check how much I have improved through the year. I have taken these set of tests twice already since the accident, and I haven't really felt very good about my improvement this year. I felt like I wasn't doing well when it came to … Continue reading Remember, please
If you haven't heard, we are facing hard times in Puerto Rico. There aren't enough jobs, people are leaving the island, we have a $70 million debt, and we don't know how to get up again after this fall. There is no simple way to fix this mess and if we don't do anything it … Continue reading Crisis in paradise
A few hours ago I completed my 6th 5k in a little over three years. It was a great accomplishment for me, not only because it was the sixth, and I did it all by myself, but because I beat my personal record time. If I remember correctly my fastest time had been 50 or 55 … Continue reading Personal record braking time in Walgreens 5k
This morning I went to the first showing of The Jungle Book at the movies. The movie was supposed to start at 10:00 a.m. We got there much earlier, even while we got popcorn and drinks, that was my breakfast, we were still the first ones in the theatre. As we waited, the rest of … Continue reading It’s a bear necessity to watch The Jungle Book
As the day has gone by, I've seen a lot of articles and news about Prince, but there was one thing that really got my attention. We all now he knew how to get people's attention, in his songs, videos, concerts, everywhere. However, he kept his personal life pretty private, but he shared one secret … Continue reading Prince: Another strong voice for epilepsy
Happy to say I signed up for the Walgreens 5K this Sunday. After working on getting the word out about it, I feel like I owe it to myself, to my boss, and to Walgreens, to join in all the fun and run/walk. I hope that I can do better than I did on the … Continue reading I signed up/ R.I.P Prince
On Saturday, Ecuador was struck by a very powerful earthquake, killing at least 480 people and leaving almost 4,000 injured. The 7.8 magnitude earthquake stuck the coast of Ecuador, and was centered to the west of Esmeraldas. Some survivors have been found, but there is not much hope left, as the search continues for corpses. … Continue reading Heart and thoughts with Ecuador
Runners in Puerto Rico, remember this Sunday, Walgreens 5k Feliz y Saludable. Help Walgreens help nonprofit organization, and promote a healthier lifestyle.
Today I met the president of the board or directors of Sociedad Puertorriqueña de Epilepsia or Puerto Rican Epilepsy Society which I had mentioned before. My boss had told me I'd have the chance to meet them, and that day came today. It was great, meeting someone with such an important position who works to help people … Continue reading Puerto Rican Epilepsy Society is involved in the Walgreens 5K
My first good news of today, one of my doctors told me he saw the lab results I sent him and he said they're great. I don't want to get ahead of myself because he really didn't say much more, but from his reaction I don't think there was anything wrong. Yay! Second, after I … Continue reading Good News Monday!
40 percent of former NFL players suffer from brain injuries, new study shows I am very glad to see research is still being done on the link between brain injury and football players, but I don't like the results of the research. These studies that have been done shows that more than half of the … Continue reading More NFL brain injury studies
Unstoppable María 