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I wanted to share this article that is going around the Artery Dissection community. This young woman saw a chiropractor, and after getting the standard neck manipulation, she suffered severe consequences. All 4 of her arteries were affected and she will never be the same. https://7news.com.au/news/world/young-woman-left-paralysed-after-visiting-chiropractor-for-neck-adjustment-c-7504963 There is a link to her GoFundMe account on the article. People don’t realize …

The Marathon is 1 month away! I am very excited, but in typical fashion, my body is falling apart. I am have crazy hip-flexor pain this time around. Last marathon, it was also coming from the same area but it was affecting my IT Band. Hopefully I can find the right training and body-work solution to be up and running(HAAA!) …

I just came out of my Covid fog. I finally got the virus. This is very scary for us who have had Artery Dissections. VAD can be caused by excessive coughing or vomiting, so getting something like Covid is a real danger for our community. I am fortunate to be quite healed since my VAD and Strokes, but I still …

I am not telling this story because I want to. I am putting this out in the universe because it is important right now. The timing is absolutely ironic. I had an abortion June 25th 2021. The story is complicated. When I was about 14 years old, I was told that I have a bicornuate uterus. The doctor at that …

Oh My! How true a statement!! I usually go on a few ‘short’ training runs per week and one long run. It’s always on my long run that I have at least one ‘Oh, CRAP!’ moment where I recall something I have completely forgotten from the preceding days, weeks, months or even years. Just recently, I told a woman that …

My VAD/stroke birthday came and went. Honestly, it didn’t plague my mind like it did last year. I did go out for tacos and drinks with the two people that were able to be physically present to help me through my stroke recovery. I thanked them and cried a bit and then we moved on and enjoyed the moments. I …

Today is the anniversary of my 5th and final stroke. My 4th had happened 2 days before. #4 was different than all the rest: I had experienced the usual dizzy feeling at first, but that gave way to numbness and weakness in my left arm, flushed face and just overall fatigue that caused me to just go to bed. I …

2 years ago, in honor of one of my favorite races, the Avenue of the Giants Marathon, Half-Marathon & 10K, I routed my own 1/2 Marathon and set out on the course. The in-person race had been canceled due to the pandemic, but I was determined to run on my own and eat a fat, juicy burger and fries as …

The damn Pandemic had me stir-crazy! I pulled out my sewing machine and made hundreds of masks for friends and family. I developed a routine…Wake up. Sew for a while. Workout at the track. Sew for a while. Workout again(usually coaching via zoom). Have some cocktails. Go to bed. Do it all again. I fell one day at the track(photo …

It is only 1 month until I get the absolute pleasure of celebrating my 2 year stroke-anniversary. This time of year is proving to be very emotional for me due to all the baggage I carry from my Vertebral Artery Dissections and Strokes. Don’t get me wrong, I am SO HAPPY that I went through my VAD/Strokes and ended up …