Learning How...: Volume 1

On April 7, 2011 I had an AVM rupture that caused a massive stroke. I was 30 years old at the time and I had just come back from a trip to Africa and announced my desire to move there permanently as a missionary. I was at work (I was living alone outside of Portland, OR so I could be near to the office) when my brain bled so I got help right away. Over a month later I woke up with a tube sticking out of my tummy, weird hair aberrations, and the inability to walk. Stubbornly, I refused to believe the story about why I had to live in the hospital and the fact that I couldn't control my body parts. Comedic scenes ensued. At least they're funny for me in retrospect - I don't know that they were very amusing for me or my medical providers at the time. This is the story of my recovery so far.