Drank this one for the final prompt of the month: “National Sense of Smell Day”
CW: Serious injury
This prompt actually makes me hella sad. I chose this tea because it was one of my partner’s favorite teas of mine. Last October, we were at a friend’s basement show and my partner fainted out of the blue, falling on a concrete floor. She suffered a concussion and almost died in the hospital. It was a very traumatic time for obvious reasons, and as a result of her traumatic brain injury, my partner can’t taste or smell for the rest of her life. once those plates in your head have shifted, there is no going back.
Drank this tea to honor my partner’s loss, and so that I can get rid of it. I’m very close to this being a true sipdown. Most of the flavors I’m getting are hefty florals from the green oolong and jasmine. Perhaps there is a caramel note to it, I am finding the thick body to have some creaminess to it. I also see a slice of coconut or two in the blend, but I get no coconut notes in the tea at all. I also think there is supposed to be bergamot in this blend, but I simply can’t tell with all the other over powering floral notes.
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Oh gosh, I am so sorry! I would love for some miracle to happen and those senses to return for her! <3
So sorry to hear about that, also hoping medical progress finds a way and she is able to recover some sense of smell/taste.
So tragic, I can’t imagine losing two vital senses like that. I’m glad she survived and hope she can recover some of what she’s lost.
Imagining this makes me hella sad with you. So much joy through those senses.
That is terrible! I’m so sorry you both went through that. When I was thinking of this prompt, I was thinking of the people who for some reason or another, don’t have a sense of smell or taste anymore.
Thanks everyone ͼ(ݓ_ݓ)ͽ I don’t even wanna know what my life would be like if I couldn’t taste tea… Funny thing, she can tell if things are sour, sweet, salty, etc. but most flavored teas and some herbals just taste like gasoline. There are recall therapies out there, but it’s just about memory of flavors/smells.
I’ve been listening to the Huberman lab podcast lately, he’s a neurobiologist who talks about the brain and psychology. Very interesting stuff about how it’s difficult for adults to learn new things, but it is possible to rewire your brain, let’s hope your partner can find some different neurons to learn good tastes again.
Oh gosh, I am so sorry! I would love for some miracle to happen and those senses to return for her! <3
So sorry to hear about that, also hoping medical progress finds a way and she is able to recover some sense of smell/taste.
So tragic, I can’t imagine losing two vital senses like that. I’m glad she survived and hope she can recover some of what she’s lost.
Imagining this makes me hella sad with you. So much joy through those senses.
That is terrible! I’m so sorry you both went through that. When I was thinking of this prompt, I was thinking of the people who for some reason or another, don’t have a sense of smell or taste anymore.
Thanks everyone ͼ(ݓ_ݓ)ͽ I don’t even wanna know what my life would be like if I couldn’t taste tea… Funny thing, she can tell if things are sour, sweet, salty, etc. but most flavored teas and some herbals just taste like gasoline. There are recall therapies out there, but it’s just about memory of flavors/smells.
I’ve been listening to the Huberman lab podcast lately, he’s a neurobiologist who talks about the brain and psychology. Very interesting stuff about how it’s difficult for adults to learn new things, but it is possible to rewire your brain, let’s hope your partner can find some different neurons to learn good tastes again.