There’s something underrated about a random weekday sunbeam finding you exactly when you need it. Today was one of those days.

Rehab isn’t about big leaps anymore; it’s about staying steady, maintenance and longevity. It is about adapting to the reality that my body is ageing alongside everything else.

Today at local pool I was doing an exercise called “Seaweeding”

People often hear the word “Botox” and immediately think of a frozen forehead to align with beauty standards. It’s not that at all for me; It’s a necessary medical treatment.

After months of planning and lots of work, I was excited and thrilled to be going away with my family last week. When I arrived, all that was shattered. 

Today, I did something I haven’t done in two and a half years – swimming.

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Family gatherings have becoming something else entirely. When I see relatives I haven’t seen in a while, there’s this unspoken pressure to keep up and be part of everything.

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There’s something ironic about sunbaking in the shade but that’s exactly where you’ll find me. I’m...

Doing yoga online from my hotel room wasn’t the dreamy plan. The actual dream would be practicing...

Walking without my frame is something that still doesn’t come easy, even 20 years after my stroke.

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I got to my appointment and had to laugh at the absurdity of my situation. Here I was, at an appointment to make my life more accessible, facing a towering set of stairs. 

Each time this questions is posed, I chuckle inside thinking, ‘How is my rating of 5 an accurate measure of how my pain impacts what I do?’