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Great Riddles
Great Riddles

The great riddles: "Will I get 100% better?" “How long will it take…take…take…?" Nobody knows.

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Brain DeepNina MitchellNovember 8, 2010 Comment
Virgin Sacrifice
Virgin Sacrifice

At the hospital, they showed me a picture of a volcano. I couldn't remember its name. I identified it as "that place where they sacrifice virgins.”

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MedicalNina MitchellNovember 6, 2010 Comments
Acrobats
Acrobats

For awhile after my brain surgery, I saw acrobats in my right-hand vision. They were tiny little men wearing leotards.

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Brain Deep, MedicalNina MitchellNovember 3, 2010 Comments
Thank you
Thank you

In the hospital before brain surgery, I had lots of visitors. I couldn't talk much though. If I was awake I managed to say "Thank you."

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MedicalNina MitchellNovember 1, 2010 Comment
But...
But...

Despite my stroke, I am charming and well-adjusted.

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SocialNina MitchellOctober 30, 2010 Comments
Who's Talking?
Who's Talking?

Sometimes I say the wrong words now. Right after my stroke, it was common.

When the words coming out of your mouth are not what you intend, who is talking?

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Brain Deep, HistoryNina MitchellOctober 27, 2010 Comments
Brace Bash
Brace Bash

If your ankle doesn't work properly, you will trip when you walk. Then you have to wear a huge brace which holds your foot and leg in a 90° angle, in an “L.”

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History, MedicalNina MitchellOctober 25, 2010 Comment
Real Type
Real Type
HistoryNina MitchellOctober 23, 2010Comment
Fake Type

I wrote this post using voice-activated software. If you have only one usable hand, talking to your computer is better than poking at it with a finger. 

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MedicalNina MitchellOctober 23, 2010 Comments
Visible
Visible

Diagram of the eye 1572

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HistoryNina MitchellOctober 21, 2010Comment
Invisible
Invisible

If you imagine your eye as a clock, then my vision is empty from five o’clock to six. 

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MedicalNina MitchellOctober 21, 2010 Comments
Brain Food
Brain Food

Brain Food

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HistoryNina MitchellOctober 19, 2010Comment
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