My life before Deep Brain Stimulation
Wanted to share this bit of insight into my life and how it was before Deep Brain Stimulation. Please feel free to share! Also, check out my Facebook page and give me a like! :)
Blog entries by teenagers with Tourette Syndrome
Wanted to share this bit of insight into my life and how it was before Deep Brain Stimulation. Please feel free to share! Also, check out my Facebook page and give me a like! :)
Hey everyone! So I know I haven’t written a blog post or really done an update on what’s been going on with me for a few weeks now, so I figured it was time! This is my third week of… Continue Reading
Hi everyone. So, I have made a big decision — a decision I thought I’d never make. I have decided that on my 18th birthday (or at least when I’m ready), I will be getting a Tourette’s Awareness ribbon tattoo… Continue Reading
Young people these days have been advancing their technology in so many different ways, and I think that it is so important to channel and use technology to learn and research about what is going on in your community. Not… Continue Reading
Hi everyone! I have had a great summer! Now, I am back to school — my final year. I am so excited and yet kind of scared. I can’t wait to venture out on my own and learn/discover new things,… Continue Reading
I just finished meeting with my creative writing professor about my Tourette’s. She is the first professor so far in college that I have talked to personally about Tourette’s and it could not have gone better! We eased into the… Continue Reading
So today I decided that I was going to e-mail my professors for next semester about meeting with them before classes start about my Tourette’s and accommodations. I was really nervous just to send out the e-mails, but I did… Continue Reading
Sometimes I feel that my emotions aren’t real. I feel nervous about something or unhappy about something or stressed, but I feel like I try to block that emotion out and not feel it. I think I’m just so used… Continue Reading
Today marked the magical 6 weeks since my Deep Brain Stimulation surgery. I can now “officially” lift over 5 pounds and do whatever I like. Can’t believe how much my life has changed in those 6 weeks. I still feel… Continue Reading
Hey guys! I sent this message about my Tourette’s to the RA (Residential Adviser) who is a senior at my college and who will be living on my floor next year supervising us crazy sophomores! She seems like she is… Continue Reading