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20's Advice
Posted on 11/13/14 at 11:33 pm
Posted on 11/13/14 at 11:33 pm
A little advice would be appreciated. I am living with the inability to write (dysgraphia), to do arithmetic (dyscalculia), to see or feel fingers (finger agnosia) and to tell left from right (left-right disorientation). The name for this is Gerstmann Syndrome, a brain disease people acquire after bleeding in the brain during a stroke or traumatic head injury. Doctors are surprised to see I was born with Gerstmann Syndrome, and no one knows why.
I left home for college with dreams of law school after pouring everything into tutoring, physical therapy, occupational therapy and class from inside special education classrooms. My parents thought hard work, and a college degree could get me to my goals and beyond every time. So in high school, I applied. When I got in, I became roommates with three guys who ended up making it to the NFL. They helped me do what I could not do because of disability, and one of them tucked me beneath a bathroom sink and saved my life in a F-5 tornado. The road with PTSD and Gerstmann Syndrome has been a rocky one. Blue collar jobs are tough when you can't use your hands. White collar jobs are tough when you're bad at math. I've tried writing books. I've tried advocating for rare disease. My dream is to bring 99,713 muffins to Silicon Valley and throw a big milk and muffin party raising awareness for Silicon Valley’s tech diversity problem, but that's a long shot.
This hasn't been my year. I've spent most of it hotel to hotel and sometimes homeless. I just want to know how people deal with stress. I know you don't have to have it all figured out to keep moving forward, but what are the ways you deal with stress and uncertainty in life on the journey?
I left home for college with dreams of law school after pouring everything into tutoring, physical therapy, occupational therapy and class from inside special education classrooms. My parents thought hard work, and a college degree could get me to my goals and beyond every time. So in high school, I applied. When I got in, I became roommates with three guys who ended up making it to the NFL. They helped me do what I could not do because of disability, and one of them tucked me beneath a bathroom sink and saved my life in a F-5 tornado. The road with PTSD and Gerstmann Syndrome has been a rocky one. Blue collar jobs are tough when you can't use your hands. White collar jobs are tough when you're bad at math. I've tried writing books. I've tried advocating for rare disease. My dream is to bring 99,713 muffins to Silicon Valley and throw a big milk and muffin party raising awareness for Silicon Valley’s tech diversity problem, but that's a long shot.
This hasn't been my year. I've spent most of it hotel to hotel and sometimes homeless. I just want to know how people deal with stress. I know you don't have to have it all figured out to keep moving forward, but what are the ways you deal with stress and uncertainty in life on the journey?
Posted on 11/13/14 at 11:35 pm to MikeAllenWrites
Jesus man
Good luck
Good luck
Posted on 11/13/14 at 11:36 pm to MikeAllenWrites
Im too drunk for this
Posted on 11/13/14 at 11:36 pm to MikeAllenWrites
I assume you wrote that Talk to Text? ...or are you using the eyeball thing?
If not - That had to take hours.
If not - That had to take hours.
Posted on 11/13/14 at 11:37 pm to MikeAllenWrites
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MikeAllenWrites
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I am living with the inability to write
Alter... and Full of shite.
Posted on 11/13/14 at 11:38 pm to MikeAllenWrites
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. My dream is to bring 99,713 muffins to Silicon Valley and throw a big milk and muffin party raising awareness for Silicon Valley’s tech diversity problem, but that's a long shot.
Dream big
Posted on 11/13/14 at 11:38 pm to beaver
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20's AdviceIm too drunk for this
I wish I was drunk for this.
Posted on 11/13/14 at 11:39 pm to MikeAllenWrites
How did you type this?
Answer is weed.
Answer is weed.
Posted on 11/13/14 at 11:39 pm to MikeAllenWrites
Have you considered working with a ghost writer chronicling your experiences to help raise awareness? Would also serve to get your writing in print.
Good luck!
Good luck!
Posted on 11/13/14 at 11:39 pm to BOSCEAUX
He'll respond to each of us at 2 hour and 27 minute intervals.
Posted on 11/13/14 at 11:40 pm to MikeAllenWrites
Umm...
Never give up?
Never give up?
Posted on 11/13/14 at 11:41 pm to MikeAllenWrites
Was it a scalloped sink ?
Posted on 11/13/14 at 11:41 pm to yurintroubl
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He'll respond to each of us at 2 hour and 27 minute intervals.
don't know if funny or cold hearted
Posted on 11/13/14 at 11:41 pm to MikeAllenWrites
Walkl the dinosaur?
Posted on 11/13/14 at 11:43 pm to yurintroubl
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He'll respond to each of us at 2 hour and 27 minute intervals.
His math isn't good enough to be that accurate.
Posted on 11/13/14 at 11:47 pm to MikeAllenWrites
RA'd. Please ban this idiot.
Posted on 11/13/14 at 11:48 pm to OWLFAN86
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Was it a scalloped sink ?
Posted on 11/13/14 at 11:49 pm to MikeAllenWrites
quote:if only you were more creative
I've tried advocating for rare disease. My dream is to bring 99,713 muffins to Silicon Valley and throw a big milk and muffin party raising awareness for Silicon Valley’s tech diversity problem, but that's a long shot.
Posted on 11/13/14 at 11:52 pm to NATidefan
Whatever burden that falls on me from a question asked here is what it is. I knew people would have some insight. Thanks to everyone who does. To the person suggesting a ghost writer: I have already written a book on Amazon for Rare Disease Day 2014. I did my best and I'm proud of it.
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