The Summit

Another mountain climbed and another step closer in my recovery. What a week! The past seven days have brought several changes and developments. First off I'm doing another type of cognitive therapy to help my focus and attention, and it does not require the use of medication. I'm beginning to grasp how everything is tied into my midbrain and how the bleed has clogged up some of my canals and as a result I have vision stablization issues, which ties into my focus and attention. I also understand that my brain has no awareness of space which is why I feel off balance, dizzy, and not even recognize when I'm laying down that my head is crooked. It is not a wonder why I have headaches! I'm using my neck muscles for several accomdations, and it is helping my world feel normal but at a cost. So a variety of therapies will happen including more eye excercises, which I dislike! They also discovered that my eyes do not like to gaze down let alone track. I have been able to read, but once again at a cost. I have depended upon my neck muscles to accomdate for the vision pathways in my brain that have been lost from the bleed. My eyes also do not like to shift from side to side so instead I move my whole head to read. Another headache trigger! However, I must say I consider this as another summit that I have reached and at least I know answers to several of my why questions that I have wondered about for the past year. I feel like I have been blessed with all of my medical professionals and their expertise. Another positive step also happened this week. I decided to teach art for Zachary's and Isabella's school classes. My friend Becky is going to help me. Becky and I have known each other since our kiddos were in preschool. Both of our children had some special needs and we were always able to offer support to one another. Ironically about 15 years ago Becky suffered a brain trauma. There are not enough words to express my thankfulness to her. She is the one who encouraged me to do this activity with her. I believe that I needed this push. I just needed the "right" person to push me and she perfectly fit into my shoes for this activity.