Creating awareness for Vertebral Artery Dissection
Last weekend was the first big race for the year, the Beer City Half Marathon in Santa Rosa! How wonderful a race it would have been…BUT, Northern California had different plans for us. We got more snow than I’ve ever seen and ALL the highways were closed in all directions. The Humboldt crew were unable to get to the race. …
I absolutely love articles that warn about the dangers of artery dissection! It creates awareness for the reader. I imagine a first responder, nurse or physician reading through this article and storing that diagnosis somewhere in their brain to save a life like mine someday. Click the link to check it out! https://news.yahoo.com/31-old-woman-had-stroke-211618977.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall The portion of this article that I …
I am going to preface this rant by stating that our local hospital literally saved my life by finding my VAD on a whim. Artery Dissections are more often ignored or misdiagnosed than detected by medical professionals. Humboldt County medical care is often a frustrating situation. I’m dealing with some major bullshit right now. As many of you know, I …
Happy New Year! This time of year, I always take at least a month to eat clean, avoid alcohol, focus on advancing my fitness and reflecting on the past year as well as the year ahead. So far, I am doing great! I typically eat a strict Paleo diet, but this year I tried going Keto. I lost 7 lbs …
Woo-Hoo, my friends! I am officially done with my Fundraising for Nonprofits courses. 16 weeks of courses to gain my CFRE credential through Cal Poly Humboldt. My hope is to eventually use this recent knowledge I have gained through these classes to help raise money for survivors and their families in their time of need. Now I get to sit …
Hey All! It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything. To be completely honest, I have been pretty burnt out since the Humboldt Bay Marathon. The race went well; my body recovered amazingly quickly and spending time with family and friends was wonderful and refreshing. The day after the run, I started school. A new chapter in my pursuit of …
Another Marathon in the books! Good times were had by all, but I believe my entire team questioned our ability to finish. The Humboldt Bay Marathon came with a slew of obstacles completely different from Oakland. First of all, training is difficult in the summertime! David and I went on a couple of trips–one of which was to a 3 …
I’m having another fundraising event for Tedy’s Team! It’s happening this Saturday August 6th, 2022 at The Shanty in Oldtown Eureka. 21+ Please join me for Mimosa Specials, 50/50 Raffle, Good Friends and A Great Cause!
I recently asked a question in my VAD Support Group… I got some really great answers. It is one thing to have personally gone through everything that I have with my VAD and strokes, but it is quite another to hear from others what their VAD was like, how it happened, what the result was, etc. Since I have never …
I want to remind everyone to sign up for the Humboldt bay 5K in Eureka, August 13th and 3pm starting at 1st and C on the waterfront. It’s $25 to sign up and the first 100 participants will receive a VAD-ASS bandana. A portion of the proceeds will go to my charity, Tedy’s Team! Come out and run, walk, hop …