After my small break from running while I was in therapy, my coach lowered my distance to run and has been slowly increasing it again. This weekend, I had to walk/run for 4.5 miles. His instructions said I had to jog 4 minutes and walk 2, until I reached 4.5 miles. That seemed really doable … Continue reading Learning from experience
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https://unstoppablemaria.com/2016/06/19/happy-fathers-and-grandfathers-day/?page_id=5544 I wrote this about my grandfather almost ten years ago. Even though we are still dealing with his recent parting, the best we can do is remember the wonderful father and grandfather he was and never forget all the great times we had with him.
My oldest memory is from my aunt’s wedding when I was three years old. I was the flower girl at the wedding. I remember standing outside the church, holding the flowers, not knowing what to do next, when my grandfather who was going to walk my aunt down the isle came up to me and … Continue reading I wish I could have seen him one more time
I was not sure this day would come, but I made it! As of today, April 8, 2025, I have been seizure free for a decade! It’s a little unbelievable that it’s finally official, 10 whole years! It’s still scary, but I made it to a decade and I’m so proud of myself! This deserves … Continue reading Ten Years Seizure Free!
For the first time since I joined Freddy’s Runners, I decided to run two races in one month. The first was the 5k oni International Women’s Day two weeks ago and, I completed the second one this morning at the University Of Puerto Rico Botanical Garden. The Estuary 5k, was a fundraiser for the program … Continue reading Estuary 5k
After a stressful and very rainy elections week, I was finally able to go back to the track. I didn’t think it would be very crowded but it seemed like I wasn’t the only one who wanted to get out of the house because it was just as packed as it always is. Today I … Continue reading Back to the track
After successfully writing 10 chapters of my book, I got stuck. I can’t say it was writers block, it was more like I got distracted, which happens to me very easily now. I have small attention span and very bad short term memory after the TBI, which makes it very difficult to write a book … Continue reading I’m determined to finish this
A wonderful summer just ended, a summer that was full of new experiences and fun next to an awesome person who I thought cared for me and felt the same way about me as I did about him. But summer doesn’t last more than just a few months and sometimes feelings don’t either. At the … Continue reading Goodbye handsome
It was finally time to discuss my EEG results with my neurologist. I was really looking forward to this appointment hoping for amazing results, results that showed absolutely no seizure activity in my brain. I know that was pretty farfetched, but after my EEG two years ago, my neurologist said there was less seizure activity … Continue reading 2024 EEG Results
After my most recent 24 hour EEG was finished earlier this week, I had a lot of energy. I hadn’t been able to do much since I left the doctor’s office the day before because of fear of sweating. It’s so hot, I stayed in a room with air conditioning for as long as a … Continue reading 60 Minutes of Cardio, Strength and Yoga
It had been two years since my last electroencephalogram so as much as I didn’t want to, it had to be this year. Even though I know I need to do this, I dread every time my neurologist says I need another one, but he’s right, it had been two years. Two years is a … Continue reading Time for another EEG
My life changed drastically so many years ago today, 12 to be exact, yet this day is still so important to me. It was on this day that I showed that I wasn’t giving up, no matter what happened. It wasn’t something conscious, I don’t remember it, but my body didn’t give up that night, … Continue reading 12 years
I did it again, I controlled my seizures for another year! I am now nine years seizure free! Nine years is a lot and every day that goes by without a seizure, it becomes less likely that I will have another one. I will know better what the chances are when I get the EEG … Continue reading Nine years seizure free!!!
It’s March again, that means it’s Brain Injury awareness month and it’s very important that we each understand or are aware of what a brain injury is, that in can affect anyone at anytime, and how to protect ourselves and others. It’s never too late to learn. Bellow is the link to my Brain Injury … Continue reading Happy Brain Injury Awareness Month
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