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Reflecting on 2022
In 2022… Not much happened, but the few things that DID happen were pretty monumental in my life. Like publishing a book.
12 Week Fitness Challenge
3 months post-birth, Hiroko goes on a 12 week fitness challenge after re-reading “The 12 Week Year.”
How Brain Injury and ADHD helped me find dream career in Tech
Brain surgery left me with debilitating disabilities. It was only after I embraced my needs and accommodations that I found a dream career in tech as a technical writer and published author.
中古車を譲り受けて得た自由の翼
10年前、私は「自由の翼」を失った。22歳の時に受けた脳手術の後遺症で歩く事が困難になったのだ。だからこそ去年譲り受けたこの中古車は私にはとても思い入れがあるプレゼントなのである。
Letter to a 21 Year-Old Me
9 years ago, I experienced my first Seizure. Today, I write a letter to my 21-year-old self, who has no idea what is coming.
Four Things I Learned When I Faced Death
I’m constantly running a race against myself and my body. Against my brain, my disabilities, my fate, whatever it may be. Ever since that fateful day, 8 years ago, I’ve been running a race against time, living on what I perceive to be “borrowed time.”
2018: The Year of Unexpected Beginnings
2018. What can I say, except wow. It was a year of many many unexpected beginnings, trials, and impact on my identity as a person. I said Yes to many things, and No to others, and being able to realize my boundaries and limitations have allowed me to find myself in situations that I couldn’t…
On Facing Death, 7 Years Later
On December 7th, 2011, my family woke up before dawn and began getting ready to step out into the darkness. My father, my mother, and I rode in relative silence on the 30 minute drive to Baltimore from our house. Usually, there is traffic, but so early in the morning, there were barely any cars…
I’m a Writer at the INSIDER!
Seizures can happen to anyone. According to a study published by researchers at the CDC, almost 1 in 100 people has active epilepsy. Seizures can also happen to people who do not have seizure disorder or epilepsy. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 1 in 10 people has had a seizure. Movies portray…