...but I had a stroke. On March 28. In Venice. It's true! I had no previous health conditions, but I had something called a Vertebral Artery Dissection, which is the leading cause of strokes in young people. Basically, it is a tear in the lining of a vertebral artery (you have two of them running up the back of your neck). It causes a clot to form, and that clot can go to your brain a cause a stroke. I spent a month in the hospital, and for a good part of that time I could not speak, eat, sit up, walk, or even turn over. It was a traumatic and scary experience. My mother came over and spent a month in Venice, and with the help of physical and speech therapy I started to get better. On May 4 I came back to America, both because I wanted to go home and also because I had a lot of pressure from my family. I have since been continuing with rehab, and would say that I am at 95%.
This is the very short version, to update my blog. I thought many times of how I had unwillingly abandoned my blog a second time, and imagined all of the entires that I wanted to write and how I could possibly explain everything that has happened. I hope to be able to cover everything, and I am excited to get back to my blog.
I have had many life changes in the last three months, including having to face the decision of which continent I will be living on in the near future. I am in Washington DC right now, but still have my apartment in Venice. I'm a little freaked out by everything that has been going on, but I'm going to try and hash our some of my impending decisions on the blog!
I missed you, blog!
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7 comments:
Oh my gosh, isn't it scary when life takes a turn like that. Get your priorities in order, you've been given a second chance. Look after yourself, hugs xxx
Oh my goodness, I'm so sorry to hear that! Take care of yourself and hope all goes well.
-romerican
oh god Nancy, I am so sorry but also so relieved to hear that you're ok! It is inevitable to change after being faced with your own mortality like that, you have to re-evaluate your life and find that new things may seem important than before. In a way I think it's good to get shocked and be given a second chance like you and I both have now - it's not fun but it can be life altering and if we choose to learn and grow from it it's good.
I hope your recovery keeps going well and that you won't have to deal with anything like this ever again! *hugs*
Oh Nancy, I am so sorry to hear what you have been through. I am thinking about you and sending healing vibes your way, both for your physical condition and your heart. Take your time making big decisions and please take care of yourself!
Thanks everybody, it has been a difficult time, but I am coming around quickly, thank goodness!
Oh my gosh! I was wondering where you were, I hadn't seen an update in awhile! I'm so sorry to hear that happened to you but I am so glad you are doing better! I hope you continue to blog :)
No way!! Oh my god that's awful - so sorry to hear it.... It must have been terrifying for you. Glad to hear you're on the road to recovery - I had wondered where you'd got to! Take care
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