November 12, 2009, I had my first cranial hemorrhage due to an arteriovenus malformation (AVM), an event that significantly impacted my life. As a part of the healing (and remembering) process, I have tried to write out my story. It is a work in progress. Here is what I've written so far.
My AVM Story
- The Beginning: November 12, 2009
- Just a Headache: Friday, November 13
- Saturday Morning, November 14, 2009
- Maybe Not Just a Headache: Saturday, November 14, 2009
- Party in the ICU: Sunday, November 15, 2009
- God Had Other Plans: Tuesday, November 17, 2009
- A Very Long Night: Tuesday, November 17-Wednesday, November 18
- The Next 5-8 Days: November 18-23 or 25ish
- Braces and MRIs Don’t Get Along
- Poor Disgruntled Orthodontist Assistant
- Function MRI and Thanksgiving
- The Days Leading Up to SurgeryEmbolization – Wednesday, December 2
- AVM Surgery
- Waking up from a Coma
- Feeding Tube
- Hallucinations
- Hallucinations, part II
- Scary Night
- How I Knew I Was Alive
- Sensation
- Physical Therapy
- Real Food
- Real Food, part II
- Next Step: In-Patient Therapy
- The Day in Which I Lose It
- Last Full Day in the Hospital
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