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Recovery Archives - Slowly but Surely TBI https://slowlybutsurelytbi.com/tag/recovery/ The Story of Anthony Macchio-Young's TBI Recovery Fri, 05 Jan 2018 21:57:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Merry X(-ray)mas https://slowlybutsurelytbi.com/2017/12/30/merry-x-ray-mas/ https://slowlybutsurelytbi.com/2017/12/30/merry-x-ray-mas/#respond Sat, 30 Dec 2017 19:08:11 +0000 http://slowlybutsurelytbi.com/?p=1423 Below is the third installment of my Stanford University Medical Center x-ray taken in the ER, before my neurosurgery was performed, with holiday twist. I know it’s once again slightly belated, but the holiday season will put everyone in over their heads…especially for all of us TBI/ABI survivors. 😜 With that being said, I hope that you …

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]]> https://slowlybutsurelytbi.com/2017/12/30/merry-x-ray-mas/feed/ 0 Happy (Belated) Turkey Day! https://slowlybutsurelytbi.com/2017/11/28/happy-belated-turkey-day/ https://slowlybutsurelytbi.com/2017/11/28/happy-belated-turkey-day/#comments Wed, 29 Nov 2017 01:23:08 +0000 http://slowlybutsurelytbi.com/?p=1416 After having posted my unedited ER x-ray in honor of Halloween to Instagram, and other social media accounts, two years ago I then had the fun idea of using the same x-ray for Thanksgiving…but with a little editing to make it more practical for such a holiday. Not to mention that I have been MORE than thankful each of the four …

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]]> https://slowlybutsurelytbi.com/2017/11/28/happy-belated-turkey-day/feed/ 1 Standing to Pedaling https://slowlybutsurelytbi.com/2017/01/29/standing-to-pedaling/ https://slowlybutsurelytbi.com/2017/01/29/standing-to-pedaling/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2017 21:49:11 +0000 http://slowlybutsurelytbi.com/?p=1114 Before I begin this post I have to make it known that I am typing this entry, in full, with my laptop in my lap, using both my left and right hand and with a timer running. I am doing this in place of my New Year’s resolution of typing my OT, Vicky Whalen, one …

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]]> https://slowlybutsurelytbi.com/2017/01/29/standing-to-pedaling/feed/ 6 To: Chucktown, With Love https://slowlybutsurelytbi.com/2017/01/01/to-chucktown-with-love/ https://slowlybutsurelytbi.com/2017/01/01/to-chucktown-with-love/#comments Mon, 02 Jan 2017 02:05:50 +0000 http://slowlybutsurelytbi.com/?p=1090 I ALWAYS have been thankful to have grown up in the awesome town of Charleston (Chucktown), South Carolina. But, after my accident I’ve grown to appreciate it for  even more reasons as to why it’s awesome! Upon growing up I learned to respect the fact that this was such a historic city, littered with fun …

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]]> https://slowlybutsurelytbi.com/2017/01/01/to-chucktown-with-love/feed/ 3 Endomondo Goal #1 https://slowlybutsurelytbi.com/2016/09/28/personal-goals/ https://slowlybutsurelytbi.com/2016/09/28/personal-goals/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2016 01:05:55 +0000 http://slowlybutsurelytbi.com/?p=1039 I once again have not had any time to reconstruct my recovery blog’s web presence this month (September 2016). BUT, I do have rather decent news to announce though! I have yet to be able to meet my longterm goal of getting my gait pattern (walking pattern) down to the typical stride of a healthy …

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]]> https://slowlybutsurelytbi.com/2016/09/28/personal-goals/feed/ 1 Workin’ https://slowlybutsurelytbi.com/2016/08/29/workin/ https://slowlybutsurelytbi.com/2016/08/29/workin/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2016 01:05:40 +0000 http://slowlybutsurelytbi.com/?p=1028 Last month I was planning on not updating my blog for the month of August 2016. I said rather that I was going to redesign the blog’s UI/UX design instead. Well, I (un)fortunately have not found the time to do so. I have really been too busy with a few graphic design projects, so that’s …

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]]> https://slowlybutsurelytbi.com/2016/08/29/workin/feed/ 8 Third Time’s the Charm https://slowlybutsurelytbi.com/2016/06/27/third-times-the-charm/ https://slowlybutsurelytbi.com/2016/06/27/third-times-the-charm/#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2016 02:26:29 +0000 http://slowlybutsurelytbi.com/?p=992 This time last month (5/19/16, when I started writing this post) my parents and I were checking into our hotel room in Alexander City, Alabama. We were doing so in order to prepare ourselves to wake up early the following morning and make our way to Shepherd Center’s adaptive springtime camp Adventure Skills Workshop (ASW). …

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]]> https://slowlybutsurelytbi.com/2016/06/27/third-times-the-charm/feed/ 4 Best of the Best https://slowlybutsurelytbi.com/2016/05/25/best-of-the-best/ https://slowlybutsurelytbi.com/2016/05/25/best-of-the-best/#comments Wed, 25 May 2016 16:30:58 +0000 http://slowlybutsurelytbi.com/?p=957 My parents have been a HUGE benefit to my recovery and, of course, my life as a whole. With that being said, I’ve decided that this May blog posting will act as a belated Mother’s Day present AND an early Father’s Day present to the both of them! First and foremost, I have to start …

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]]> https://slowlybutsurelytbi.com/2016/05/25/best-of-the-best/feed/ 7 #ThrowbackThursday2 https://slowlybutsurelytbi.com/2016/03/21/926/ https://slowlybutsurelytbi.com/2016/03/21/926/#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2016 11:25:15 +0000 http://slowlybutsurelytbi.com/?p=926 SPOILER ALERT: This next post is all about the second half of my Throwback Thursday experience. If you have yet to read #ThrowbackThursday1 I would highly suggest you do so before diving into this one! When the Grand Cayman government ambulance had finished backing up into the Health City ER port the hospital’s group of …

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]]> https://slowlybutsurelytbi.com/2016/03/21/926/feed/ 2 Timehop Tears https://slowlybutsurelytbi.com/2016/02/18/timehop-tears/ https://slowlybutsurelytbi.com/2016/02/18/timehop-tears/#respond Thu, 18 Feb 2016 23:30:40 +0000 http://slowlybutsurelytbi.com/?p=916 I am writing this post with watery eyes because of the things the mobile app Timehop has been telling me happened on my social media pages three years ago, around when my accident happened. Every time that I’ve opened the app for over a week now I’ve seen a number of family members, both close …

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