It takes a village

Five kinds of people I've met thru, or because of, my stroke recovery

Lifestyle, Most Popluar, Your Village, Family Babe, Social PixieStacie BroekMarch 8, 2020myvillage, sparklypeople, strokerecovery, ittakesavillageComment

The cruel, naked truth about an invisible disability

You might have never realised what it takes for someone suffering the results of a stroke to ‘fit-in’ with her normal life. Things which I could do automatically pre-stroke can cause a slight moment of panic for me now. Maybe you can identify with some of my stroke-isms… because, let’s face it, sometimes we all have strokey moments.

Lifestyle, Invisible Disabilities, Social PixieStacie BroekNovember 22, 2019invisibledisabilities, strokerecovery, strokeawareness, strokewarrior, youngstrokesurvivor Comments

Hello, my name is Dan.

And other stories which I shouldn’t laugh about, but do.

When it comes down to it, there’s not much funny about the situation. I suffered a stroke after an internal carotid artery dissection.

But, I was one of the lucky ones. Surgery could fix me.

Lifestyle, Invisible Disabilities, Social PixieStacie BroekSeptember 8, 2019youngstrokesurvivor, neuroplasticity, braininjury, betterorbitter, strokerecovery, kickthisstrokesass, strokestrong Comments

Being a brazen social lunatic in a sea full of umbrellas

Come, let me entertain you with a good story that starts with a rather seemingly typical, “normal” female and ends with me cursing at my husband in a sea full of umbrellas, blaming my stroke for “its bad behaviour”.

Let me set the stage for you, shall I?

Lifestyle, Editor's Picks, The Power of You, Invisible Disabilities, Social PixieStacie BroekJune 4, 2019kickthisstrokesass, strokesurvivor, strokerecovery, strokeawareness, livefullyalive, myunicornlife, mybeautifulmess Comments

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And other stories which I shouldn’t laugh about, but do.

Let me set the stage for you, shall I?