Pardon Our Progress

You’re not too far gone. You’re just under construction.

Tag: mental-health

  • Why Hope Might Be More Powerful Than Medicine

    The Thing That’s Missing Doctors and nurses can bring you a lot of things. But then there’s something that hospitals seem to always be in short supply of. Believe it or not, sometimes hope is the key to recovery. This isn’t meant to belittle medicine or instructions but, without hope, I’ve seen patients cave in…

  • What They Don’t Tell You About Recovery

    Nothing Was Easy They told me I’d be in a coma for three days. I woke up 24 days later. What followed wasn’t a “miraculous comeback.” It was hell—mentally, physically, spiritually. I had hallucinations that still haunt me. I couldn’t lift my arms. My own legs felt like wood blocks. The ventilator tore my throat…