by
Brenda Currey-Lewis
Now Dystonic symptoms have set in to stay!
We are determined to find a cure!
My mom sure had a flair for fixing up my hair after surgery with scissors or a.......................
More pictures through the years before and after Dystonic symptoms set in.
Pictures help so much to tell a story!
Me, with two cousins and my mom!
curling iron!
Chuck's famous pool!
Around 2 years old
Finally, some real food!
Munching on a burger with
my head wrapped in gauze. The two side
pins that held my head still during
surgery got infected!
Another picture of Steve. He was quite the looker!
This is the result of my mom buying me an ice cream
cone across the street on a hot day in Toronto
then waiting for the elevator and then
trekking it to my ward!
A welcome treat no matter if it was frozen
or liquified!
Here's my first physio therapist, Gail, at the
Glenrose, in Edmonton, after my stroke.
My grade 3 class at the Glenrose, ready to perform!
Don't remember but have to guess we were cats of some kind!
My good friend Dena and I always celebrated our birthdays together because we were born 6 days apart. (Dena in middle, me on the right and another friend on the left). We were about five years old, quite fashion forward and we had never heard the word Dystonia! Yet!
For those who
have read my book already,
these pictures
may mean more to you. My journey has
seemed a long one!
Not an ideal flower girl. I (on the right)
refused to walk down the aisle for
my aunt. 1970
I've arrived, 1967
Mountains, pool,
summer holidays!!
(So small on my dad's lap)
Grade one!
Me, Trisha and Theresa! (on left)
1978
Theresa and I were die hard
Shaun Cassidy fans in our
matching t-shirts!
My physiotherapist Debbie, me and JANA!
1979ish
REGGIE, OUR THIRD OF FIVE DOGGIES!
STILL MISS THEM ALL!
tSpring 1975o
Typical activity on a weekend pass at home!
Hmmmm, another famous pool!
Why do I get cold feet whenever I
look at this picture?
(Toronto City Hall)
Moving onward!!
Hanging out!
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Grade two
Grade seven, 1980
femur surgery(left)
My late great friend Ed who
brought me a goat! (right)
The
Early
Years!
My second encounter
with Rick Hansen
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