09/23/2025
💜 Recovery Update 💜
Since my last update, a lot has happened with my medical conditions. June 12 of 2024, Sarah had retinal reattachment surgery to try and preserve what vision I have left numerous head injuries had caused this full retinal detachment. The surgery was somewhat successful. Even though the surgery was not as successful as Sarah had hoped, she is still happy for what was successful for the vision that she did regain. In August 2024, Sarah was diagnosed with a benign brain tumor in in the center of her brain. This was the cause of all of the continuing and worsening of the neurological conditions that Sarah had been experiencing since May of 2023. Due to the location and complexity of removing this tumor, neurosurgeons in the state of Washington either did not have the confidence or the skills to remove the tumor. Sarah had to travel all the way to South Carolina at the Medical university of South Carolina in order to get the top neurosurgeon to resect this tumor. Only a handful of surgeons around the world are skilled and confident enough to remove this tumor. All of these neurosurgeons were taught by my neurosurgeon, so I had complete confidence in him. I had this surgery on January 15, 2025. While I am not able to be back at work as of yet, I want to take a moment to thank everyone who has supported me on this healing journey. From prayers to kind words to your patience—every bit of it has meant the world. 💜
At my 6-month postoperative MRI, follow -up in july, my doctor was thrilled with my progress—the scan looked perfect! 🙌
Recovery hasn’t been easy. I’m still working through sensory overstimulation, short term memory hiccups, concentration and multitasking challenges, and those very frustrating, sometimes funny, moments, such as forgetting what my phone number is, not being able to type out the word, cat, looking for my phone when it is literally in my hand, and finding a neatly folded sock in my wheelchair pouch with no match socks, with no memory of doing that whatsoever. 😂I’am But each day i’ve learned how to laugh, adapt and be patient with myself.
I’ve also had to relearn so much physically as my brain creates new pathways and rewires itself. I’m still working on getting out of the wheelchair and onto my crutches—it’s a slow process, but little by little, progress is happening. I’m also healing shoulder injuries from numerous falls, which also require intensive physical therapy. Combined with the neurological physical therapy four days a week, it can be grueling at times—but every bit of effort is worth it. 💪✨
Thank you all again for walking alongside me. Your love and encouragement give me strength as I continue moving forward. 💜✨
I’ll keep sharing updates as I go, and I can’t wait for the day I get to reconnect with you all in person again. 💜
