I walked into my local greenhouse for the first time and felt transported into an oasis. I was looking for something to do with nature. I remember vividly: It was dead of winter. I needed an activity that would allow me to slow down, work with my hands, and reconnect with nature. I really had to isolate myself from what I was doing. That led me to gardening and developing a plant hobby. Everything became such exacerbations of my symptoms. (Editor’s note: Mah ended up going into engineering after graduating, but continued to suffer from Post-Concussion Syndrome.)Ĭoncussion symptoms vary from person to person, but I was getting headaches from any type of stimulus. Dealing with two really traumatic events in a short period of time made me reassess whether engineering was the path for me. A month after that, I lost one of my best friends to an accident. But during my last year of school, I had a bad brain injury-my second serious concussion. I studied to become an environmental engineer. Many people, this time of year, are asking for repotting or are coming in for consults to diagnose what’s wrong with their plants. It’s growing season right now, so everyone wants a nice, warm plant in their space. On a typical Wednesday, I’m either sourcing plants at local nurseries, looking for different types of pots and ceramics, or doing in-home plant consultations. Spring and summer are busy season, and the winter is slower, but I still find a lot of people running into plant problems. It changes every day-and by time of year. What would you normally be doing at this time of the day?
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