Tag: recovery
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The Truth About Waking From A Coma (Its Nothing Like The Movies)
Confusion. Terror. Panic. It would be hard to choose which one of these words sums it up best. How Its Portrayed I’ll never forget watching the show “House”. There was a character in a coma in this one room who had been out for a year or something silly like that. House would go into…
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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…
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My Story
I’ve died three times, lost 65 pounds of muscle, and spent nearly two months learning how to live again. But before all that, I was just a guy trying to get fit, love my family, and live a good life. Here’s how it all came crashing down—and how I began to rise again.
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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…
Pardon Our Progress 