Wow @Expedia I’ve been in the phone for 3 hours waiting to talk to someone! This is absolutely ridiculous NOT impressed I’m soooooo MAD right now. You guys need BETTER customer service or need to hire more people.
Disclaimer: I’m not saying my coping style is the best or only way. But let me have your attention...
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How is your style of coping with your rehab or “new way” of life? I never really realized my coping style until… https://t.co/22sQQaTgDx
Throwback Thursday (TBT) - Fifth surgery for the win, right?
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This was after my surgery, when the orthopaedic surgeon removed some of the hardware in my leg. His goal was to give me some more flexion (bend) in my… https://t.co/U17EagEEXA
Do you suffer from anxiety?
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It can be crippling. You have a huge agenda of things to do... your body has one idea for you and your mind has the complete opposite. To the point you’re in tears! Even I experience… https://t.co/fFgdPCmYc3
One steps forward...two steps back.
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“We need to wrap you up in bubble wrap” - this is what my physiotherapist told me today after she saw my foot.
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After having an amazing Father’s Day on Sunday I had to ruin it… https://t.co/gFDoCMDrie
Are you your own advocate?
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The other day I was catching up with a friend of mine who I met while we were both at Toronto Rehab recovering from our accidents. She was also deemed ‘catastrophic’, and yet no one told… https://t.co/k9H0y5pm8n
My goal is to bridge the gap between you and your recovery.
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When I was in the hospital during my recovery it was long, painful and what seemed to be the never ending nightmare. I had always wished there was… https://t.co/tSiARPF9rS
What aren’t you giving yourself credit for?
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One of the things that I’ve struggled with post accident as a new mother is considering myself as capable of a parent as someone without the injuries that I have. There… https://t.co/MQprv28enZ
I got tennis elbow and I don’t even play tennis???
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Have you developed new injuries or diagnosis since your initial trauma? I have developed a pain in my left elbow. It just throbs and is aggravated by gripping… https://t.co/g28IjT8HzG
Throwback Thursday (TBT) - 🎵 Look for the bare necessities, The simple bare necessities, Forget about your worries and your strife🎵
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This was one of my first outings when I got home. I wasn’t too fond of having to… https://t.co/K065FqPIp3
🔊 TUNE IN WEDNESDAYS 🔊
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In this weeks episode, I speak to Ackel Cupid who in 2007 survived being hit by a car as a pedestrian.
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Guest Speaker - vitalitynutritionpt
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You can find ATIHM podcasts on Apple Podcast,… https://t.co/a6uefbxfzI
As an advocate for our trauma community we are building together, I was asked by another community member to embark my wisdom and inspiration to others with regards to my recovery, so here it goes...
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Post accident… https://t.co/aZMAvbbkun
I put it out there and it came true!
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My support system/cheerleaders and reason I get up everyday and push through my rehabilitation that much more!!!
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#healthcareworkers#recoverylife#secondchanceatlife#empower… https://t.co/R7kAofGGI3
🎵It’s the freakin’ weekend baby, I’m about to have me some fun!🎵
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The suns finally shining that means it’s time to lather up with that sunscreen. Pool fun, tanning and bon fires are my favourite parts of summer! The… https://t.co/gvmwwJRElY
“Two dead and two seriously hurt after crash in North Cambridge.” Is the title of this piece of art by Matthew Moir.
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This is a picture my brother created for a school project. It depicts the night of my accident… https://t.co/Q9331u3KCu
Are you comfortable in your own skin?
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I feel extremely vulnerable posting these pictures, but that is what this journey is all about, right? As you can see I’m full of scars. For the longest time I could not even… https://t.co/FxKG709mHj
Rehab confession: I’ve got a secret to tell you...
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I’m guilty of going to rehab Monday mornings and when asked, “Did you do your exercises and take it easy this weekend?” My reply is always, “Of course (with a… https://t.co/2mTVOxG1FH
Do you know why the recovery community is so important to me?
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I don’t just enjoy treatment for myself, I love giving it to others too. In the video and picture above I’m helping someone treat their… https://t.co/zUDnNmbUIA