SDR UPDATE – TEN WEEKS POST-OP: Here I am jumping for joy in physical therapy (PT) at Plantation Medical Rehab & Wellness. Although I could jump before the surgery (not sure if I could jump up on a step), I would not have been able to do this three weeks ago due to lack of
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March is Cerebral Palsy Awareness month. My SDR surgery is on March 29…19 days away and counting! Read my CP story for updates!
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NEW YES Resolutions!
Resolution: “A course of action determined or decided on.” As 2012 comes to a close, we start to think about our resolutions for the new year. Work out three times a week. Lose 10 pounds. Eat more fruits and vegetebales. Most likely, you carry the same resolutions from year to year. Forget New Year’s resolutions.
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The Power of Possibility
“Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” ~St. Francis of Assisi~ Today is the nine month anniversary of my blog. It is also the day I received news that will dramatically change my life. I am a candidate for Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy (SDR), a surgical procedure
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Walk This Way
“As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.” — Andrew Carnegie Opinions are like… These days, it seems everyone has an opinion on just about anything. I do not have a problem with people expressing their thoughts on a particular topic. I have a problem
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RELATIONSHIPS: The Naked Truth
While doing laundry, I had a brief conversation about relationships with my neighbor, Gary. He said women don’t know what they want. I disagreed. I told him that women most certainly do know what they want. We’re not that difficult to figure out and neither are men. The NAKED TRUTH about relationships is this: we
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Why We Will Always Love Whitney Houston
Shocked at the news of her death, writer Nicole Luongo describes why we will always love Whitney Houston, her music, and her legendary voice.
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The Perfect Man
The Perfect Man is not an illusion. Find out who he is, where you can find him, and why this Toastmasters speech was inspired by Barbie.
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LETTING GO: The Naked Truth
“We either make ourselves miserable or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same.” –Carlos Castaneda I don’t know about you, but I’d rather work on making myself strong. We’ve all been around miserable people; they’re no fun at all! Strong people, on the other hand, can motivate us to keep going