A Whole New Life: Loving the New Me

I had a central neurocytoma removed in 2008. I had an anoxic brain bleed and a stroke. I developed left-side paralysis and aphasia. I tried returning to college three times. I gave up on school. 

I was a full-time student at MSU. I was a cheerleading coach at a local high school. I had a 3.4 GPA. I was also a waitress. Now, with my terrible short-term memory, I can’t do those things anymore.

It’s a whole new life. You’ll become more content when you learn to love “the new me.”

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