Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying ‘I will try again tomorrow”. This quote immediately latched onto me. It encouraged me to dive head first, no pun intended, into my recovery. With a great support system behind me I attended at least three doctors appointments each week, took my medication on time, completed my at home therapy work, and began an exercise routine. I realized that not being able to overcome this obstacle immediately did not mean that I was not strong. However, part of me was still bitter about the time I had wasted. A good chunk of time that I could have spent recovering was instead spent struggling to find a diagnosis. I spent days wondering why the scans said I was healthy but my body felt like it was falling apart. Although I was incredibly grateful that I had finally received my diagnosis and began recovery my thoughts continued to drift to those who were suffering as I had. I became inspired to use my experience to guide others. I created a blog, “Meeting Me Again”, to speak to those who have gone through similar experiences and give them encouragement. In the future I would like to attend conferences with my doctors and tell athletes about head injury prevention, recovery, and the truth about MRI’s and CT
Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying ‘I will try again tomorrow”. This quote immediately latched onto me. It encouraged me to dive head first, no pun intended, into my recovery. With a great support system behind me I attended at least three doctors appointments each week, took my medication on time, completed my at home therapy work, and began an exercise routine. I realized that not being able to overcome this obstacle immediately did not mean that I was not strong. However, part of me was still bitter about the time I had wasted. A good chunk of time that I could have spent recovering was instead spent struggling to find a diagnosis. I spent days wondering why the scans said I was healthy but my body felt like it was falling apart. Although I was incredibly grateful that I had finally received my diagnosis and began recovery my thoughts continued to drift to those who were suffering as I had. I became inspired to use my experience to guide others. I created a blog, “Meeting Me Again”, to speak to those who have gone through similar experiences and give them encouragement. In the future I would like to attend conferences with my doctors and tell athletes about head injury prevention, recovery, and the truth about MRI’s and CT