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When Health Changes Everything
In recent weeks, I was reminded—painfully, vividly—that we never truly know what lies around the next bend.
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Multi-faceted Recovery
Recovering from significant health crises and other big changes is complicated and takes time; many factors weave together to make these processes complex to navigate. Yet, even in that complexity, there are opportunities, because of the complexity we discover multiple options and paths to move forward.
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Scar Tissue
Things always take longer than we wish (including in startups!), and this is especially true of post-surgical recovery. As we heal, our bodies go through a series of stages that can make progress hard to discern.
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Discovering the Meaning of Gradual
The neurosurgeon said, “No restrictions anymore. Just add things gradually.” Easier said than done, apparently!
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Midway through the Recovery Journey
Major surgery packs a wallop. Those who have major surgery have a challenging recovery journey to embrace. Twelve hours under in the OR, a direct intrusion into my frontal cortex, narcotic and other heavy-duty meds, and days in the hospital wiped out my already-depleted reserves. Now I am midway through this process and sharing what I have noticed and the…
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Fear of the Uncontrollable
As the day approached for my neurosurgery, the community of people who knew about this looming event expanded. Practically universally, when someone found out, their first response was, "that must be so scary!"
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Coping with Curve Balls
Sometimes life hands you a shock – and coping with it affects everything.
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Preparing to be Unavailable for a Time
What do you do when something comes up, and you must step away for a time? How do you and your team prepare for such a thing?
