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I've spent 15 minutes trying to come up with a witty opening remark. This is the profound statement I have chosen.

Hi. My name is Amy.

It's the same as the pick-up line that my husband used on me 10 years ago. 

"Hi, my name's Kris." 

Straightforward. To the point. Down to business. I like that.

Here is a picture of us on our wedding day!

First, I'll get the personal information out of the way and then get to the more compelling content of this introduction.

1. I am 33 years old.

2. I am a music teacher as well as a private piano instructor.

3. I am obsessed with classical piano repertoire and majored in piano in college.

4. I live with my husband.

5. I do not have children yet.

6. I am a Christian.

Good? Good.

There are also many qualities that make me stand out from the vast sea of recovery bloggers. I wish for this blog to revolve on it's unusual qualities- the qualities with which I have unique experience, and for every individual to gain positivity and motivation from reading it.

In July, 2016, in the peak of my health and fitness, I had a seizure in my sleep that changed everything about my life. The seizure was the result of a golf ball sized astrocytoma on the left frontal lobe that was pressing on the motor cortex. It knocked me unconscious, leaving only dream-like snippets of life until post-removal. The surgery left me paralyzed on the right side with severe aphasia and cognitive damage. You can watch the full story here.

The tumor ended up being cancerous, so I had to spend the next year taking chemo and radiation treatments all while summoning the energy to do physical, occupational, and speech therapy from deep within my spirit.

After five years, I have accepted that I will spend the rest of my life tirelessly fighting to fully recover. Originally, I believed that I had to recover my physical self and cognitive self. In truth, that was simply the naive, idealistic self-talk. I had to find my authentic self all over again.

PTSD, infertility, self-confidence, anxiety, depression, friendship, and marriage will be discussed as well as physical and cognitive recovery.

It is my hope that this blog helps others, not only those recovering from a brain injury, but everyone on a self-healing journey.  

Yours,

Amy