MRI Coaching From An Experienced Patient

MRIs can be intimidating for lots of people, especially when it’s their first. Since I’ve been through so many, I thought I’d share my knowledge and experience with hope that it helps make it a little easier. Though I get MRIs for my brain and will be talking specifically about those, this information may still…

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I’m Back, Why I Left, and Some Bits of Self-Actualization, Part 2

Processing

I used to be a Language Arts teacher, and after my craniotomy, my language regressed almost entirely, so this was a huge change in my life. I went from being capable and successful at teaching the English language, as well as having studied Italian, Spanish, and German, to being unable to communicate in a grocery…

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I’m Back, Why I Left, and Some Bits of Self-Actualization

About two years ago, I was blogging fairly regularly, then hit a hard stop. Though I kept  the site, I did very little with Rubble Blossom outside of that. Part of me isn’t even sure why I stopped. Writing would come to mind occasionally, but I paid no attention to it, similar to, “in one…

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Mother’s Day and Head to the Hill with the American Brain Tumor Association

– It’s Mothers Day and I lost my mom to a brain tumor. – I also have a brain tumor, and I’m a mom – I’m friends with a mom who has a child with a brain tumor – I’m friends of a mom with a husband with a brain tumor – Monday and Tuesday,…

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Third Eye 911

Last Tuesday I suddenly lost consciousness and fell, full-force, on my face. It was May 18, and I was visiting my oldest in another part of the country. We had taken a short break and I had a snack in my hotel room. A feeling hit me that I’ve occasionally had before, but this time…

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