I never know how to react to certain situations, or how to respond to things people tell me. But as I read in this article, 6 things you should never say to a brain injury survivor, people say the wrong things to a lot of brain injury survivors. This list includes most of those situations … Continue reading What not to say to a brain injury survivor
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You have probably heard a few of those names mentioned in the picture above, right? Well, guess what? All these people probably had epilepsy, and people still talk about them, there are books, and even movies about them.Of all the things people remember, epilepsy is not one of them. Epilepsy shouldn't keep us from living … Continue reading Guess who else had epilepsy
I knew this day was coming, but I’ve had other things on my mind lately and I almost missed it, but it’s a big deal, at least to me. Today I celebrate the one-year anniversary of Unstoppable Maria. It has been a year of testing myself, to see if I can keep it up, and … Continue reading Happy 1st birthday Unstoppable Maria
You have been seizure free for eleven months. You feel like you will never have another seizure. But then you get dizzy. You get up, and you feel something in your head, like a little headache. But you just had lunch so you’re not hungry. You just had diet coke so you should be awake. … Continue reading Be proud of yourself and take it easy
During my recovery, and after, I heard the word aphasia used by doctors and my family, a lot. I never knew what they meant by this, just that it was something caused by the accident. I now know that this is damage to the brain causing language to be impaired. This is why I was slower … Continue reading My aphasia
When talking about brain injury, I focus more on Traumatic Brain Injury because it is the brain injury I know the most about, but it is not the only type of Brain Injury; this does not happen just by hitting our head. Some other types of brain injuries include Strokes, Tumors, Hemorrhages, Encephalitis,Hydrocephalus, Hypoxic and … Continue reading Brain injuries and effects
Today, we begin March, or Brain Injury Awareness Month. Because of this, I would like to dedicate all, or most of my blog posts to sharing information about TBI or other brain injuries. A brain injury is not something that just happened to me, this is something that we all should be aware of. There … Continue reading National Brain Injury Awareness Month
The odds where against him, but he didn’t care, he wanted it, and he went for it. This positive, never giving up attitude, is what makes ordinary people extraordinary. A regular boy from England, who had always dreamed of being an Olympian, left home with a dream to be a ski jumper at the Winter … Continue reading Eddie the eagle, another inspiration
Is Strength Training or Cardio Better for Fat Loss? This was interesting. I thought we could get those muscles from just doing cardio, and strength training was so we could lift stuff. Strength training always seemed like it was for people who wanted to be Superman, people who wanted to have big muscles. I was … Continue reading Strength? Cardio?
I want to talk about another movie that really surprised me, Joy. I really wasn't sure what it was about, people kept telling me it was about a mop, which confused me more, but Bradley Cooper was in it so of course I wanted to see it. It turns out that it's not about a … Continue reading The Joy of creativity
This Sunday, I will complete my fifth 5k in 3 years. 5 in 3 years! I think that’s more than I have done in my lifetime. Before this I had done 2, maybe 3, but that’s it. Now, I've been running at least one 5k a year. It’s hard to believe that I would be … Continue reading Let’s do this!
It made me feel a little bad seeing what I posted two years ago. I saw that two years ago today I was celebrating being able to run for 8 minutes, I was celebrating something that made me feel so proud I shared it with everyone to see. I feel bad because today, two years … Continue reading No slacking, get moving
On this weekend's Saturday Night Live, Tracy Morgan made his great return to the show, accompanied by some of his 30 Rock co-stars, Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Jane Krakowski and Jack McBrayer. The comedian had been recovering after being in an 6 car crash last year. This crash left him in a coma for two … Continue reading Welcome back Tracy!
Here is my diary from 2013. I think the dates are from the days I wrote everything, not necessarily from the day they happened. There are parts in Spanish and if you are reading in english, I'm sorry but I do not want no change anything. Hope you like it! 1/2/13 Yesterday was January first. … Continue reading 2013 was a pretty good year, just look at how it started
Here are my last memories from 2012. I still am very proud of all of this as I read it again and I still remember how tired I was after taking just a few steps, but it was all worth it. 12/11/12 So from what people tell me I’m getting better very soon. They say … Continue reading All this made me who I am today and just like I didn’t quit then, I wont quit now
Unstoppable María 