My life changed in an instant — with a freak scooter accident on Friday, September 6, 2019. This is my unexpected, inexplicably complicated, utterly infuriating, seemingly never-ending recovery journey — unfiltered, painful and day by day…

September

October

November

December

January

FEBRUARY

MARCH

APRIL

April 2020

I Honor My Sadness

What Now?

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MARCH 2020

Welcome Back

Momentary Overload

PC Energy

Screentime

On Edge

Fragile

A Day

M+B Hike

All of Me

Next

Routine

Sunshine

Can't be Taken

Teeny Tiny Bit Better

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Imagery

Work In Progress

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FEBRUARY 2020

Suicidal Thoughts

I Want to Be Okay

No Panacea

How is Today Worse? 

Shreds of Hope

All Can Change

Different, But Still Me

BFF Video 

Wishes

Not Good or Bad

In My Room

Winds Change

Permission to Heal

What is Said Matters

Israel 

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The Wailing Wall

My Timeline

As We Always Do

Wandering, Walking, Being

Deep Breath

I Am Proud

Breakfast

Learning from Recovery

In the Hands of Others

I Know Myself

The Reality of Illness

New Tooth!

What Brings On Pain?

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January 2020

Plans 

Starting New

Marley

Asking For Help 

All is Not Well 

Movies

Don't Look 

Drugged 

Withdrawl

Nowness

Waiting Room

Doing Their Thing

Teeth TBD 

Tooth Stays

Ease In

Major Weekend

Superpowers

Needles over Surgery

Who Can I Believe?

Remembering Where to Find Power

I've Got Nothing

Here For Now

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December 2019

A Thanksgiving Feast

This Calls for Ice Cream 

The Importance of Realization 

My Love for Lists

I’m Sorry. 

Finding What I Was Seeking

Trauma is Inescapable

Working Through the Trauma

Two of my Favorite Things

I Bow to Mother Nature

I Am Drained

The Power of Accomplishment

Going Away to Heal 

Tucked Away from The World

A Nourishing Good Omen 

Finally Saying Yes

102 Days After the Accident

Stitch Free!

A Day in the Life

Christmas Love

Body Wants to Heal 

ER 

Take Two 

Home For The Holidays

Hanukkah Miracle

Boston ER

Second Night Miracle

Twas The Night

Christmas Cookies

I Need Light

Darkest Before Dawn

Can't Mess Up Sundaes

Stranger 

2019 Changed Everything

NOVEMBER 2019

Hello World

A Simple Thank You 

Struggling To Get Better

A Step Towards Recovery 

Patience and Pills

Why Do I Feel This Way 

Healing is Hard

The Highlight of My…

The Battle Continues

Grateful To Feel Seen 

A Difficult Decision 

I Can’t Win 

A Moment of Appreciation 

Taking on The Day 

Pure Exhaustion 

Disheartened 

Knowing My Body 

A Language of Love

Breathe. 

God Bless My mother

A Week of Appointments 

Celebrating The Wins

What Is a Good Day? 

Doing The Best I Can 

Everything is Connected

Searching for Wisdom 

The 15th Anniversary of Turning Green 

Back to the Surgeon 

Continuing Onwards

The Balance between Grateful and Distraught

May Today be the Worst Day 

OCTOBER 2019

How Can I Keep Moving… 

I Still Love You 

When Will Calm Return 

Focusing on Healing

Trust

Nothing is Changing

The World is Carrying on…

Thankful For Vegan Pumpkin…

When Nothing is Planned…

I’ll Be Back

Seeking Positive Energy

The Journey Continues

A Nightmare

One Day Closer to Healing

An Invitation 

This Trauma

Thank You 

Counting My Blessings

The Fragility of Health

Medical Practice

What Do I Do? 

Moving Forward

The Other Side of Fear

Please, Send Love

septemBER 2019

Grateful For Modern Medicine

I Still Believe

Grateful For My Mother

Day Follows Night

Saying Yes

Trying To Find Hope

Two Weeks Out

Taking Time to Heal

What Can I Do?

Less Doing, More Resting

A Change In Perspectives

I Want To Feel Right

Trying To Stay Positive

A Full Day of Dentistry

Community and Faith

Time Is a Blessing

There is Light…

Prayers on Rosh Hashanah