The Long Road Ahead

So, I recently did a podcast with Tawnie, The Neuro Mermaid. We talked about me and my recovery, but before that, we chatted about the interviews I’ve participated in over the last few months. She mentioned that I’m going through the process of “healing loudly” when she wrote that so many things clicked because that’s exactly what I’ve been doing over the last six years to a lesser degree, and I think that I’m doing it more loudly.

That is something that people should do, and I’m going to do more of it. I realise now that I haven’t been as vocal about my recovery because I didn’t think I was special, that people have strokes every day, and that I was just another one of them also I would have to acknowledge that I’ve been dealt a bad hand in life (pun intended) I didn’t think I’d be helping as many people by talking about my life as I have so im going to do just that help people by giving you all my everything.

Over the next month, I’m going to be writing down just about every up-and-down detail about my life right up to this very moment, including updating older posts. I want this blog to be a beacon for people to realise that their life isn’t over after a stroke and that it’s an opportunity to embrace their life as the finite and precious thing that it is. This blog is called The Long Road Ahead, after all, and there’s no better meaning to life than that.

And as a way to show you what I mean, im currently in my favourite cafe, slightly sleep-deprived, and I need to get on with my other tasks, but I want to get this out. Oh, and also, I’m launching a weekly podcast called Stroke of Resilience that will have me talking about these issues and also talking with other stroke survivors. I’ve always wanted to do a podcast, but I’ve been more motivated to make this work than I have lately. Plus, I want to improve my public speaking as I’ve realised that I’m very nervous when talking to large groups and can often get in my head about this, which doesn’t help, so I figured I’d hit two birds with one stone.

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