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My New Normals

April 2011

Curtain Call

I wonder if I’ve placed too much hope on driving.

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Lexapro

I can run (figure of speech) to the drugstore and refill my medication (anti-depression) as I’ve been out for two days! Listen people, I hate to sound like a drug pusher, but for me, that stuff really works.

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Lesions

Lesions

Ankle-foot orthosis: A brace (usually plastic) worn on the lower leg and foot to support the ankle, hold the foot and ankle in the correct position, and correct foot-drop. Abbreviated AFO. Also known as a foot-drop brace. This visit my imagination was equipped with potential neurological instruments that I envisioned propelling me back into the land of “the walking.”

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Clown tears

The Social Worker I see, knowing my personality, recommended Smokey’s lyrics when I asked her, “When should I get over my whole life turning upside down?”

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