Tag: Blog
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Life at Year 3
Where do I start? I’m up at the crack of dawn, pulling my long hair into a bun as I lace up my tennis shoes to head up out the door for a morning run, the crisp breeze feels fresh against my skin. I head home just before the sunrise and run up the stairs…
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Hippotherapy
You might be wondering what the heck is hippotherapy. Well it’s not therapy with hippos but being an animal lover, I think that would be awesome! I can totally see myself playing in mud with hippos for therapy as long as they don’t try to eat me. 🥹 “There is something about the outside of…
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It Takes Two to …
I have been behind on providing updates on my upper extremities recovery (arm and hand). I started writing this entry over 2 years ago. There’s a lot to share and I wanted to provide as much information as I can with what I’ve learned so far. A lot of this is a recap from beginning…
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Driving Update
After driving alone to and from therapy for a few months in my husband’s SUV, I felt I was ready for my independence and responsibility of becoming a car owner again. I think my husband also needed those few months to realize I was safe. Looking back, it was all in God’s perfect timing. “The…
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What About Driving After a Stroke
On October 18, 2021, we made the decision to sell my car. I was incredibly heartbroken. Not because of the car but it was another reminder of what my stroke took from me. It was a symbol of my lost independence. I loved my car, it was little and fast like me. And now I…
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Learning to Smile Again
Progress Timeline: This is not the first time I attempted to do this. – See below video. Do not think for one second, I am one of the ‘lucky’ people this worked for on my 1st attempt. Since having my stroke, I have fought relentlessly to regain function in every aspect possible. Seeing my ‘face…
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The Day My Blog Went Public
SOMETIMES WE CAN CONFUSE THE END OF OUR STORY WITH THE MIDDLE OF OUR STORY. Today at 1:25 pm something stirred up in my heart and I felt compelled to start journaling my thoughts again. This started as a thought, possibly a follow up response I wanted to jot down so I wouldn’t forget to…
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Bioness H200
Can I just be frank and brutally honest?! I’m so irritated 😤!!!!! My Occupational Therapist at my therapy place comes to me and tells me there’s a arm device she feels I can really benefit from that can provide some amazing results for my therapy called the Bioness H200. Once I got the name of…
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My New Morning Routine
Someone asked me via text when was a good time to talk in the morning now. This was my (long winded, sarcastic but truthful) response. Prior to 6/23/2021, my morning routine was (I thought hectic at the time) so different. Woke up at 5am, bathroom, brushed teeth, put on contacts, change into workout clothes. Changed…
Stephanie Torres 