Donation $5 - A Stroke Survivor's Story Women's Museum of California 03.08.2020
Sun, Mar 08
|Women's Museum of California
Presentation & Book Signing by Patricia Geist-Martin, Ph.D. with Stroke Survivor Bill Torres. Suggested Donation $5
Time & Location
Mar 08, 2020, 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM PDT
Women's Museum of California, 2730 Historic Decatur Rd #206, San Diego, CA 92106, USA
About The Event
“WHY ME?” These were the first words that Bill Torres spoke after waking up from his stroke. Like many survivors, Bill lived his first days and weeks after stroke in a dark, heavy cloud of depression. Depression creates feelings of hopelessness, guilt, helplessness, and decreased energy—all symptoms that stand in the way of a survivor’s efforts to regain mobility and speech. Yet, rather than dwelling on asking “WHY ME?” Bill’s second words were, “WHAT NOW?” He set his mind to getting better, little by little, every day. As researcher and author, Peter Levine (2013) suggests, stroke survivors must “fall in love with the process ... [and] see the process of recovery as an opportunity for growth”.
"Falling in Love with the Process: Cultivating Resilience in Health Crises" tells Bill Torres’ story of recovery and advocacy. The book is structured along two different timelines—chapters alternate between Bill’s stories of growing up…