I am 6 months, going on 7, seizure free; but that doesn't change the fact that I have epilepsy, and this is a very scary thing. It's the ongoing fear that you can have a seizure. Today, at around 5 pm, I was really tired and I didn't know why. I had just finished tutoring … Continue reading I fear the seizures
Tag: Brain Injury
That’s right, the 7th death of a high school football player this year. The causes of these deaths range from head injuries to heat strokes. This just makes me think of my youngest cousin, he played football for a while when he was younger but then, he got a broken arm during one of the … Continue reading 7th high school football player dead this year
That's right, I made it 6 months without having a seizure. I have been scared I may have one, tonight I got a little dizzy after dinner and I got scared, but it wasn't a seizure; I just got dizzy. I can't believe I finally made it 6 months. I had only been able to … Continue reading 6 MONTHS SEIZURES FREE!!!!!
After I woke up from that accident, I lost a lot of weight because I wasn't eating. I couldn't eat; I was in a coma. When I woke up, I still couldn't eat because I couldn't really swallow the food. During the coma and a little bit afterwards I had tubes feeding me. I still … Continue reading That time I was hungry again
I love being able to see my whole journey in these past years, through this app. My favorite are the memories from these past three years. They show me this journey, remind me of the struggles I have been through and I can see how I beat every one of them. These show how soon … Continue reading Never say “I can’t “
This photo says two years ago but it was actually taken three years ago in the hospital . Look at my head, look at my arm, look at my lost face; that doesn't look like me, but it is. BTW, I need to find those pj's, that's adorable! Now look at this not lost, confident … Continue reading Then and now
I didn't show it in my post on Facebook, but I was terrified. I had been waiting for this for months and it meant that I could go home soon. Also, I wouldn't need a helmet or have two holes in my head. However, just the thought of a surgery was scary, another surgery in … Continue reading Three years ago today…
After I had the traumatic brain injury, I became aware that there is a large group of people, including football players, or any other contact sport and soldiers, who also suffer these. For some reason I though they only had one injury, I didn’t consider the fact that they suffer several smacks on the head. … Continue reading Brain trauma awareness
15 days after the accident, was my 22nd birthday. I was not able to celebrate my birthday, but my family and friends were all there with me. They brought chocolate birthday cake with green frosting to the hospital. I love chocolate and my favorite color is green. I love that they did that, even though … Continue reading My green birthday
I got back home to Puerto Rico at the end of September, 2012. I spent those first few months seeing doctors, finding therapies, and seeing family and friends. I also began writing everything down, and kept doing this for over a year. Here is the beginning of my story when I came back home. 12/9/2012 … Continue reading My Story
After I woke up from the coma, I was taken to a rehab center. When I left the rehab I couldn't return home to Puerto Rico until I got surgery in my cranium again, so we went to my aunt's house in New Jersey. While I was in New Jersey I started writing everyday so … Continue reading First memories of 2012
I keep thinking I can’t do this; nobody will read this, but then I see so many other things get published, why can’t I get published? Why can’t I tell my story? I studied writing. I’ve written for newspapers and magazines, of course this was in high school and college but who cares? I got … Continue reading It’s my turn to tell my story
Unstoppable María 