What Patients Remember The Most
Hi friends, After my first surgery, I spent several months having radiation treatment five days a week, and my nurses were with me every single day. When they had to make a mask for my face, everyone thought I would need to be sedated, but my oncology nurse told them...
The Kindness That Protected My Dignity
Hi friends, A few months before my second brain surgery, I went to see my doctors, and they asked me what I was most afraid of. All I could think of was that I did not want my head shaved. I had my head shaved before, and I did not want to lose my long, beautiful hair...
The Amazing Act of Kindness That Changed My Life
Hi friends, It was the start of 11th grade, and I didn’t want to be there. My sisters and brother had always excelled in school, but for me—especially after brain surgery and a stroke—school was difficult for me. I came back to school in a wheelchair, struggling to...
Human Connection — The Power of Perspective
“He Focused on What He Had” I met Josh in an airport line one day. I had just gotten a haircut shorter than I liked and wasn’t feeling my most confident. Then I noticed him standing a few feet away—tall, Southern, and smiling. We started talking, and I learned he was...
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