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  • Riding a Dragon during a Panic Attack (partial)

    Posted by BilliJoy on September 21, 2020

    One year ago, tonight, there wasn’t a support person who could be present with me in the hospital. I was hallucinating from a bad response to the drugs and since no one could be with …

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  • The Chrysalis Dance and Emergency Spinal Surgery

    Posted by BilliJoy on September 19, 2020September 19, 2020

    As I prepare to write today, I carry my iPad and a pack of gum to the table that has the Bluetooth keyboard. It’s about twelve steps away, but it is a maze of creativity …

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  • Imminent Spinal Surgery and the Poop-Apocalypse

    Posted by BilliJoy on September 18, 2020September 18, 2020

    One year ago today, I was supposed to be speaking at an Arizona coalition’s state conference in the west valley. I had been invited to give a presentation on the importance of training first responders …

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  • Internal Decapitation and the Morphine Dance

    Posted by BilliJoy on September 17, 2020

    One year ago today, my world tumbled out of control. I had been clinging to a hope that my life would go back to what I had known. But the last grips on that world …

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  • Friends, MRIs, and Perfect Breasts — Oh my!

    Posted by BilliJoy on September 13, 2020

    One year ago today, Leesha and I headed toward the second attempt to get the MRI completed. This time I had an ally on my arm and a letter in my hand from my therapist …

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  • The Day I Heard My Nerves Scream

    Posted by BilliJoy on September 10, 2020

    One year ago today, I helplessly clutched my injured arm to my chest, desperately trying to press the pain out of existence. I could taste and hear the pain; I could smell the pain amidst …

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  • The Love of Driving: Mourning Freedom’s Road after Spinal Cord Injury

    Posted by BilliJoy on September 4, 2020September 4, 2020

    As of yesterday, it’s been one year since I’ve driven. I loved to drive. The freedom. The alone time in silence. Sometimes hours as I drove across the city. My favorite spot to drive to …

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  • When Being Uninsured Nearly Cost My Life

    Posted by BilliJoy on September 3, 2020September 3, 2020

    Today I want to stop and honor what one year ago meant for me. I was on the fifth day of being in mysterious pain from seemingly nowhere. At first, I thought I slept wrong. …

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  • Once Upon a Fall: How I Became ‘Nearly Headless’

    Posted by BilliJoy on March 9, 2020March 9, 2020

    March 9th. It’s been one year. Today. I remember the dirty pavement. On my hands and knees, stunned, a group of women near me gasped. I ignored the flutter sensation up my arm, and paid …

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  • 81 Days Since My Life Was Saved

    Posted by BilliJoy on December 9, 2019

    Emergency spinal surgery was 81 days ago (11.57 weeks) Home from acute rehab 66 days ago (9.43 weeks) Through this journey, my badass friends have helped me relearn to swallow, chew, talk, walk, sit, brush …

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