Have you ever felt like you have been hit with a ton of bricks? Not metaphorically or figuratively, or however else you may think, but genuinely and literally felt as if someone has taken a swing at you...

Ladies and gentlemen, I am back. Although I have only made it to one hour of the school day so far, you can now find me walking through the halls of FHC with all the other students, scurrying off to...

I take one step. Place one foot in front of the other. Go slow, be careful, I remind myself. My head starts to ache, I can feel the dizziness setting in. I take a moment, slowly breathe in. I let it all...

Another week has passed, and more progress has been made. As I stated last week, Friday marked the day of my newfound freedom: I can now lay however I want, lift things over five pounds, and I am free...

If it is shameful to admit I was more nervous to get my staples removed than I was for my actual surgery, call me Eve after she bitten into the forbidden fruit, for I am one disgraceful young lady. During...

Boarding an airplane. Checking into a hotel. Meeting Dr. Shahinian. Visiting the Santa Monica Pier. Seeing the Hollywood sign. Throwing up in the parking lot of The Hollywood Bowl. Checking into the hospital....

Time is a strange concept. When you want something to happen, when you’re waiting for a specific day to come, a certain event, a special someone to come over, or a big day to commence, time seems to...

Brain surgery. It’s really happening. With my pre-pre-op appointment I had this Thursday, everything is being set in motion. In just nine days, my parents and I will be departing for Los Angeles, and...

With the passing of Thanksgiving weekend, it has officially transitioned into many people’s favorite time of the year-Christmas time. And with the transition into Christmas time inevitably bringing...

You know those weeks where everyday seems to be like an uphill battle and no matter how hard you try, you just can’t seem to get to the top? That pretty sums up how I feel about these past five days....

With the changing of the seasons, the shortened days, and the colder weather everyone is preparing for the winter and the busy holiday season to come. While most people are thinking about the scrumptious...

Brain surgery. I’ve been to ophthalmologists, neurologists, neurosurgeons, all for the purpose of discussing prospective surgery, but it never quite sunk in, never really felt real. Even typing the...