There’s a song by The Fray that I’ve always loved called “All At Once.” There’s a line that “sometimes the hardest thing and the right thing are the same.” It’s true. This past week has been especially eye-opening for me in that direction. The past four years have been a rush of changes and upheavals….
Category: Sudden Sight Originals
Recovering
After I was off the morphine drip and moved into a normal hospital room, we started working on recovery. I had spent quite a bit of time in intensive care and at least a week with my own nurse assigned to me. I remember the clicking my night nurse used to make on his keyboard….
Letting Go of Pushing Buttons
Therapy has gone better and faster than planned. Especially after a few revelations last week, I expected several hard months ahead of me. I suppose this is where having some knowledge of developmental psychology pays off. I know a little bit more than your average Joe, so I can adapt a little faster. Needless to…
Let Them Eat Cake
This past Friday, my cousin graduated from high school. It’s hard to believe that six years have passed since I did the same. Last week, a friend of mine surprised me with a picture of the two of us on graduation day all those years ago. We looked so very happy. And a few days…
Learning to Cope
We’ll call this Day One. I started therapy today. You know, most people won’t admit to that out loud, but I think it’s very important to say it. I think it’s important to let people know that when you need a little help, it’s okay to get it. I did very much like the woman…
Add Some Humor to the Mix
So I have actually melted back toward vegetarianism today. I ate nothing with a face, but did enjoy some feta cheese. Mmm… I must say there really is nothing like meeting up with people you care about and people who care about you, especially when you feel down. To have them ask “how are you?”…
Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
Usually, I am a vegan. As of late, I have been… not-quite-so-vegan. Let’s just say I’ve needed certain comfort foods that have most definitely comforted me. I went through a similar process when I got out of the hospital. I’d been vegan for over a year at that point, but was staying at my grandmother’s…
Let’s Start at the Very Beginning
There really are no words for when you open up your eyes and can see. According to my father, the doctor came out of the near four hour surgery pumping both fists in the air and smiling ear to ear. He said the surgery went perfectly, They sent me home with a DVD so I…
The Face in the Mirror
I had started a blog on another site, but it was deleted, so I am trying to recreate my first post below: 05/11/2011 Three years ago, I went through something no one should ever have to experience. Literally overnight, my life was turned entirely upside down. After a month in the hospital, I came out…