Some of you may remember my anger at the health insurance company, which just made me unsure whether I was going to be able to have my medicine, right? Well for those of you who don't or were not with us at the time, I'll give you a little summary: After my TBI I was … Continue reading Take that health care!
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During my rehabilitation I have been given the chance to have temporary jobs. Each of these jobs has been a wonderful opportunity to keep improving and showing how much I have grown. They have allowed me to be a little bit more independent and keep proving to myself that I can do this. In my … Continue reading Thank you for my jobs
I went to catholic school, both elementary and high school. Perpetuo, my school, is almost 100 years old, so there are generations, after generations of families that have a history studying here. This is a school where people stay in touch with classmates and teachers; especially now with social media. Everybody finds out when something … Continue reading Perpetuo Angels
Today I want to thank about the last one of my aunts, she is last, but not least. She is my godmother and I had the honor of being the flower girl at her wedding. I think I was the only flower girl who didn't understand that I had to throw the flowers as I … Continue reading Titi Cambu
I have two other aunts I haven't thanked yet, the one I will talk about today comes to visit us in Puerto Rico about once or twice a year, and every time she comes she has a new adventure up her sleeve. This one is the one who took me on the artsy hike earlier … Continue reading Titi Marta
A very important part in my rehabilitation has been the large support group I have, from my family and friends, to friends of friends. There has always been someone there to help, from getting a job, a doctor, or medicine, to just talking. I will not forget all those people who have been there to … Continue reading My support group
Next chapter of how to deal with evil health insurance companies: First we went to pick up the letter my psychologist wrote to explain why I should have a health plan that covers more than just ten percent of my medicine, so they will think about letting me join my mom's health care plan again. … Continue reading Change the way health insurance treats us
On Wednesday, LifeSkills Village, one of my blog's followers, tweeted me asking for an email where they could reach me to talk about my blog. This made me very curious, so I gave them my blog's email address. The next day, on Thursday I received an email directly from them, inviting me to collaborate with … Continue reading The chance to collaborate and make a difference
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?
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
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
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
Having health insurance is something we have all come to need, but a big pain in the b...ack. I just changed my health insurance coverage because I'm about to turn 26, at which age I can no longer be covered by the same plan as my parents. So as soon as we could, we went … Continue reading Why can’t I have my meds?
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
Only a few months after I got to Puerto Rico after my TBI, a journalist came to see my therapies one day. She witnessed what my day in therapy was like, talking to me, my mom, and my therapists. This was my first chance to share my story with the world, or at least the … Continue reading For me, nothing is impossible
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