A 1st person bird’s eye view journey through 7 brain surgeries and back through recovery….
A 1st person bird’s eye view journey through 7 brain surgeries and back through recovery….For me, November 17, 2010 started out pretty much like a normal day. I had no way of knowing that it would end my life as I knew it for quite a while… I woke up early and went to a chiropractor appointment, stopping by Office Max on the way home to print out several copies of a handout for the talk I was doing that evening at a book signing at a local Borders. The day unfolded just like any other as I gathered my bookmarks, “signed by the author” stickers and other items I’d need for the signing. I ate a light meal on the way out the door and hugged and kissed my son and husband goodbye, smiling as they wished me luck at the signing. As is my habit, that night I left early and programmed the address into the GPS in my car. I arrived about 45 minutes early, parking in the parking garage across from the entrance to the Borders Waterfront. I armed my car alarm, noted where I’d parked and walked a