#146 - Choices in the Unknown
Have you ever had to make a Sophie’s Choice? What feelings intrinsically come along with being forced to choose one essential life necessity over another? Louise delves deep into the experience through personal journal notes and the teachings of grief in the face of impossible choices. She shares shocking information about what it takes to wean off a ventilator. And she poses a provocative challenge to the physical rehab teams. You will also hear from Margaret Apple, a mom at the Shepherd Center at the same time Louise and Archer were there, and her recollections of her time of great uncertainty about the future of her son. Join Louise as she explores the moments that allowed her to step back and see the broader picture and gain new insights into what is possible.
In this episode, you’ll hear interview excerpts from:
Margaret Apple, a mother of a son who had suffered a traumatic brain injury around the same time as Archer’s injury who was also a patient at the Shepherd Center. Her happenstance connection to Louise allowed both to open space to the grieving process and to be vulnerable about their doubts and uncertainties.
Blink of an Eye is created by Louise Phipps Senft and co-produced by Louise Phipps Senft and Zera Bloom. Theme music is by Victoria Vox.
Blink of an Eye Podcast is sponsored by the Blink of an Eye Non Profit: a non-profit created as a national resource to help change the way we respond to Spinal Cord Injury to include trauma healing approaches for families and medical teams across the U.S. Blink of an Eye provides a national team of SCI specialized doctors for expert opinions in the first hours of crisis, a Multidisciplinary Family Support & Navigation Team for SCI families lead by SCI families for the first 30 days of crisis, and a National Resource Library of trauma informed responses for the first hours and days after injury specialized for families, friends and SCI medical staff. Blink of an Eye also offers a Registry of Medically Unexpected SCI Recoveries. To donate and find out more, visit www.blinkofaneye.org or events.icthat.org.
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Our theme music is by Victoria Vox.
Music in this episode is:
Ethereal Meditative Piano by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6292-ethereal-meditative-piano
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Heartfelt Tears by MusicLFiles
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8903-heartfelt-tears
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Placid Ambient by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6189-placid-ambient
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Horizon Flare by Alexander Nakarada
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4837-horizon-flare
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Emotional Piano Improvisation by Alexander Nakarada
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6199-emotional-piano-improvisation
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Emotionalism by Alexander Nakarada
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5867-emotionalism
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Soft Interlude by Alexander Nakarada
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7766-soft-interlude
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#210 Revisiting The Blink of an Eye Story: The New North Star
#209 Revisiting The Blink of an Eye Story: In the Foxhole
#208 Revisiting The Blink of an Eye Story: You Gotta Go Through it
#207 Revisiting The Blink of an Eye Story: What Not to Say
#206 Revisiting The Blink of an Eye Story: Some Things Stay The Same
#205 Revisiting The Blink of an Eye Story: Holding it Together
#204 Revisiting The Blink of an Eye Story: What to Say
#203 Revisiting The Blink of an Eye Story: Pray for Archer
#202 Revisiting The Blink of an Eye Story: Archer's Tree Weeps Too: She Knows
#201 Revisiting The Blink of an Eye Story: The Whole Truth and Nothing But The Truth
#200 Revisiting The Blink of an Eye Story: Prayer Warriors Unite!
#199 Revisiting The Blink of an Eye Story: The Family Meeting
#198 Revisiting The Blink of an Eye Story: Tunnel Vision
#197 Revisiting The Blink of an Eye Story: He Talked with God
#196 Revisiting The Blink of an Eye Story: The Woulda, Coulda, Shouda's
#195 Revisiting The Blink of an Eye Story: The Call
#194 Season Finale: NervGen with Meghan Morrow
#193 Healing through Connection with Dr. Emery Ayers-Greenidge
#192 - Recovery through Faith with Sam Jarmer
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