Something To Write About

After surgery, I had to move to Michigan to live with my parents, leaving behind my boyfriend (now husband), some of my best friends, work, and a city I loved. I never expected recovery to be what it is. I thought that I would be back to my normal life in New York City in a matter of months (and I thought I was being generous). No one tells you that recovering from an intense brain surgery would be 100% life changing. 

I did a lot of things to try and speed up my recovery, especially once I got to Michigan. I had acupuncture 3 days a week,  pilates, physical and occupational therapy, swimming, and other cardio machines on my own. After a while, as I have said before, my dad started taking me to the University where he worked to do all sorts of exercises in their indoor facility. When I think about what we did, it was pretty impressive! I wish I could do that now! Besides working with my dad, I heard a lot of no's, or people's opinions of what my life would be like. I didn't care what people had to say, and craved someone (other than my parents) to give me hope and encouragement. 

When I started working out with Mike Barwis and his staff (namely my friend Cassandra), they changed and helped me physically to the point of performing miracles (which is what anyone can see when they look at Brock Mealer), doing things that no one seems to understand. Not only that, they gave me hope. To this day, I owe them everything, and am eternally grateful. 

I went from THIS...

To THIS!! My dad and I on my wedding day (Father-Daughter Dance)

A couple of months ago there was a nice article about my situation written. My recovery is definitely attributed to my parents, the rest of my family, my husband, and Mike Barwis and his staff.

Please read the article here:

 http://espn.go.com/colleges/michigan/football/story/_/id/8793581/michigan-wolverines-craig-roh-played-role-lindsay-robinson-recovery