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Bucket Lists Evolve

Do it while you can

Victoria Ponte
2 min readJun 19, 2019

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@Bonnie Barton started a writing challenge which asks for thoughts on bucket lists. @Rusty Alderson tagged me in this challenge which forced me to consider the ticking clock on the rest of my life. So far my life has been divided into two segments: 35 years before the stroke, and everything after. I am fortunate to be able to appreciate being able to do all that I did before I had a crippling stroke when I was 35. I also have a deep sense of appreciation for living through a near fatal trauma, and being able to squeeze out more living in the twenty years since.

My bucket list was very different before I became disabled, although I have checked a few items off since:

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Victoria Ponte
Victoria Ponte

Written by Victoria Ponte

Writing to share wonder, gratitude and a sense of humor. Poetry, life lessons, survivor https://www.youtube.com/@victoriaponteagain?sub_confirmation=1

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