What happens when you fall in front of everyone?
TL;DR: You get up, and it turns out to be the best thing that could have happened. On August 3, 2024, in Aurora, Colorado, I walked on stage to receive my CSP in front of 2,000 speakers. I cleared the three stairs I’d been dreading. Then I took one step forward...
Why did my nurses protect the one thing I was scared to lose?
TL;DR Because they listened. Before my second brain surgery at fifteen, my doctors asked what scared me most. Losing my hair, I said. Months later I woke up from surgery and it was still there. I found out years afterward that my nurses had remembered, and made sure...
The Quiet Moment in the Hospital That Taught Me What Respect Really Looks Like
There are moments in healthcare that stay with you long after the medical care is over. Not because of a dramatic procedure or a life-changing diagnosis. But because of how someone chose to treat you in a moment when you felt vulnerable. During one of my hospital...
The Human Side of Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation often focuses on physical progress—range of motion, strength, endurance. But the emotional experience of recovery can be just as important. TL;DR Recovery includes emotional and psychological challenges. Compassionate therapists help patients stay...
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