Nicole Malachowski

And I sat there thinking, who am I if I'm not wearing my nation's uniform? What is my contribution to society if I'm not a fighter pilot? And how am I going to provide for my family? And it was in those deep and dark moments of 2017 that I really had to think about how am I going to reinvent myself? And so Long answer to your short question, Krusty.

People always say, I'm so sorry you can't fly anymore because I still have a lot of brain damage and a lot of stuff that impacts my balance and all of that. I always tell them it's not the flying that I miss. It's being a part of high-performing teams. It's about leadership and it's about teamwork. And so I reinvented myself kind of as a leadership consultant and a professional speaker.

People always say, I'm so sorry you can't fly anymore because I still have a lot of brain damage and a lot of stuff that impacts my balance and all of that. I always tell them it's not the flying that I miss. It's being a part of high-performing teams. It's about leadership and it's about teamwork. And so I reinvented myself kind of as a leadership consultant and a professional speaker.

People always say, I'm so sorry you can't fly anymore because I still have a lot of brain damage and a lot of stuff that impacts my balance and all of that. I always tell them it's not the flying that I miss. It's being a part of high-performing teams. It's about leadership and it's about teamwork. And so I reinvented myself kind of as a leadership consultant and a professional speaker.

So I work with Corporate America to try to hone elite team performance for them, to build teamwork, to build trust, and I think to embrace vulnerability. And so I very selfishly fill that hole in my heart by being a part of these corporate teams kind of as I make my way around their different events.

So I work with Corporate America to try to hone elite team performance for them, to build teamwork, to build trust, and I think to embrace vulnerability. And so I very selfishly fill that hole in my heart by being a part of these corporate teams kind of as I make my way around their different events.

So I work with Corporate America to try to hone elite team performance for them, to build teamwork, to build trust, and I think to embrace vulnerability. And so I very selfishly fill that hole in my heart by being a part of these corporate teams kind of as I make my way around their different events.

So I didn't get full-on encephalitis. What happened was, to be very specific, the infection got into my brainstem, specifically an area at the top of the brainstem called the pons. The pons is what controls your autonomic nervous system. It's like the worst place in your brain to get an infection. So I did not advance to encephalitis, but I had infectious lesions on my brainstem.

So I didn't get full-on encephalitis. What happened was, to be very specific, the infection got into my brainstem, specifically an area at the top of the brainstem called the pons. The pons is what controls your autonomic nervous system. It's like the worst place in your brain to get an infection. So I did not advance to encephalitis, but I had infectious lesions on my brainstem.

So I didn't get full-on encephalitis. What happened was, to be very specific, the infection got into my brainstem, specifically an area at the top of the brainstem called the pons. The pons is what controls your autonomic nervous system. It's like the worst place in your brain to get an infection. So I did not advance to encephalitis, but I had infectious lesions on my brainstem.

I actually got it when I was the commander of the 333rd in North Carolina. We were doing our annual SEER training, right? So we were out there crawling around in the woods. We didn't talk about tick bite prevention. We didn't talk about tick property removal. We never were educated at that time on what symptoms to look for.

I actually got it when I was the commander of the 333rd in North Carolina. We were doing our annual SEER training, right? So we were out there crawling around in the woods. We didn't talk about tick bite prevention. We didn't talk about tick property removal. We never were educated at that time on what symptoms to look for.

I actually got it when I was the commander of the 333rd in North Carolina. We were doing our annual SEER training, right? So we were out there crawling around in the woods. We didn't talk about tick bite prevention. We didn't talk about tick property removal. We never were educated at that time on what symptoms to look for.

And when I presented several months later with multi-systemic problems, my flight surgeon, my military doctor looked me in the eye and he said, we don't have Lyme disease in North Carolina. And that was the day that I became chronically ill forever. May is indeed Lyme disease and tick-borne illness awareness month. So I'm glad we are bringing this up.

And when I presented several months later with multi-systemic problems, my flight surgeon, my military doctor looked me in the eye and he said, we don't have Lyme disease in North Carolina. And that was the day that I became chronically ill forever. May is indeed Lyme disease and tick-borne illness awareness month. So I'm glad we are bringing this up.

And when I presented several months later with multi-systemic problems, my flight surgeon, my military doctor looked me in the eye and he said, we don't have Lyme disease in North Carolina. And that was the day that I became chronically ill forever. May is indeed Lyme disease and tick-borne illness awareness month. So I'm glad we are bringing this up.

The most important thing friends is to prevent the bite. Permethrin and Picardin are your friends. And if people go to my, any of my social media, which is at real Malakowski, I have a link tree link. If you go to that link tree link and you scroll down, it's got everything you need to know about tick bite prevention.

The most important thing friends is to prevent the bite. Permethrin and Picardin are your friends. And if people go to my, any of my social media, which is at real Malakowski, I have a link tree link. If you go to that link tree link and you scroll down, it's got everything you need to know about tick bite prevention.

The most important thing friends is to prevent the bite. Permethrin and Picardin are your friends. And if people go to my, any of my social media, which is at real Malakowski, I have a link tree link. If you go to that link tree link and you scroll down, it's got everything you need to know about tick bite prevention.

Don't end up like me.