Hey Darling Ones, I desperately wish I were the kind of person who, after going through something something tragic, like, you know, a debilitating stroke that leaves you basically disabled and wondering if you’ll ever…
Posts tagged Stroke Me
Stroke Me Day 275: Slowly Destroying My Life
Hello Darling Ones, Today is December 6th. I’m exactly 51.5 years old and it’s been nine months since the shitty, shitty stroke. Nothing is new. My vision is still garbage. My brain still thinks my…
The End of Our Journey
Hi Darling Ones, Yesterday I graduated Occupational Therapy. Or as K, my therapist said, “we reached the end of our journey.” Then we both made puke faces. She got me. Before my journey ended, she…
Sex & Money
Hi Darling Ones, Last night I had a sex dream for the first time since I had the stroke in March. It was weird. The sex in the dream wasn’t weird. It was frustrating and…
Things I Would Have Missed if I Died 8 Month Ago
Hello Darling Ones, Today marks eight months since my college friend Baltus died. Also, eight months since I had a stroke. These two events are inextricably linked in my damaged brain. My poor, defective brain…