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The Bridge, the Walk, the Beach: Week in San Francisco

The Bridge, the Walk, the Beach: Week in San Francisco

Posted on May 30, 2018July 22, 2020Author Hiroko NishimuraPosted in Health, Lifestyle13 Replies

In the beginning of May, my boyfriend and I flew in to San Francisco for a week to participate in 13th Annual Aneurysm and AVM Awareness Walk. As many of you know, I am an Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) Survivor, a topic I write about on this blog semi-frequently.  Every May, The Aneurysm and AVM Foundation,…

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April Nineteenth Two Thousand Eleven

April Nineteenth Two Thousand Eleven

Posted on April 19, 2018December 23, 2021Author Hiroko NishimuraPosted in Health, Lifestyle, Top Posts9 Replies

When I first came to, it was as though I was floating up to the surface of a pool. I felt weightless, slowly being pulled up into the world of the living from the soundless depths of water. I wanted to go back.  It was so peaceful down there. So dark and peaceful.  Here… Here was…

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New Year’s Reflection: Slow Down

New Year’s Reflection: Slow Down

Posted on January 1, 2018July 24, 2020Author Hiroko NishimuraPosted in Health, Lifestyle30 Replies

Living in the chaos that is New York City, breathing the cold, dry winter air, and tumbling around on the subway in rush hour with millions of others, it is often jarring to come to a sudden stop, look around, and realize where I am. What am I doing? Where am I going in such…

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Baby’s First Ever #Hackathon!

Baby’s First Ever #Hackathon!

Posted on November 2, 2017July 22, 2020Author Hiroko NishimuraPosted in Challenge, Health, Lifestyle, Tech16 Replies

October was a rush and a blur. I did many things in the past month, but as the title suggests, one of the biggest “wins” was that I participated in my first ever Hackathon! (As a matter of fact, I participated in TWO!) I have also been working on the #100DaysOfCode Challenge, along with beginning my #3090FitnessChallenge…

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On Accepting my Mortality at 22 – #AVMAwareness

On Accepting my Mortality at 22 – #AVMAwareness

Posted on October 8, 2017July 22, 2020Author Hiroko NishimuraPosted in Health, Lifestyle25 Replies

With my diagnosis of harboring “ticking time bombs” in my brain at the age of 22, technically, little had changed. And yet, somehow, everything had changed. I was diagnosed with a vascular disorder in my brain a month after my 22nd birthday. After a Grand Mal Seizure which sent me to the Emergency Room, a…

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TechInclusion 2017: My First Tech Conference

TechInclusion 2017: My First Tech Conference

Posted on September 20, 2017July 22, 2020Author Hiroko NishimuraPosted in Health, Tech7 Replies

In early August, I had the privilege of being sponsored by Diversability to attend and report on TechInclusion, which is an international Tech Conference focused on improving Diversity and Inclusion in the Tech Industry. This was my very first (non-anime; hah) convention, and I was pretty nervous. I only found out about the conference few…

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A Lesson in Slowing Down

Posted on February 19, 2016July 22, 2020Author Hiroko NishimuraPosted in Health, Lifestyle4 Replies

I am a huge proponent of the importance of “Listening to Your Body.” If it’s tired, I’ve told countless frustrated survivors, it’s not being “lazy” to stop and rest. It’s a necessity. This goes for neuro-, physical- or mental- fatigue. Since I began my recovery process from my craniotomy four years ago, I have become keenly aware…

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What is Executive Function Disorder?

What is Executive Function Disorder?

Posted on February 8, 2016November 1, 2021Author Hiroko NishimuraPosted in Health8 Replies

After my last post, I was contacted by a few people who were interested in learning about Executive Function Disorder. This post is about this elusive disorder, which could make doing work, getting organized, and being motivated very difficult, and my experience over the past few years in learning to accommodate to it. So what exactly IS…

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My Lost “Motivation.”

My Lost “Motivation.”

Posted on February 4, 2016July 22, 2020Author Hiroko NishimuraPosted in Health, Lifestyle1 Reply

My diagnosis of “Executive Function Disorder” after brain surgery and brain injury.

My Mindset Challenge for Positivity

My Mindset Challenge for Positivity

Posted on December 21, 2015July 22, 2020Author Hiroko NishimuraPosted in Health, Lifestyle11 Replies

My life, all things considered, is going pretty well. Almost half a decade into brain surgery recovery, and I have moved to NYC and began a career, and my mind is at its most peaceful in years. One of the biggest improvements to my life is the new found outlook to life, which, until then, had been bound…

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Hiroko Nishimura is an AWS Community Hero, technical instructor at LinkedIn Learning, and author of AWS for Non-Engineers.

She writes about her jarring transition to motherhood on Substack. Many posts are reposted on this blog as well under Tag: Substack. Looking for my Japanese posts?

She is a brain injury and brain surgery survivor, writing about dealing with adult Executive Dysfunction/ADHD.

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