Once upon a time, many years ago, before there were MRI machines and little was known about head trauma...a young man was out with some friends on a summer vacation. He had just finished his best academic year and was looking forward to the fall semester when he was scheduled to study abroad. On this particular calm summer night he was out listening to some friends playing ... Read On
Living with a Brain Injury and Feeling Disconnected
The best way I can explain to someone what it is like to be living with a brain injury and feel so disconnected from life, is for me to relate something that happens to me a few times a year. My Story For most of the 41 years since my TBI, I have woken up most every night, spending a certain amount of time, sometimes hours, just lying in bed. Years ago, the time lying in ... Read On
Finding Our Toothpaste Confidence
We are all aware that, in life, many things can be accomplished with the right blend of attitude and skill. Tell that to those of us who have experienced a brain injury; our skills and abilities have been diminished and our confidence takes a huge hit. We just don't think we can anymore. My Struggle One thing I struggled with after my brain injury was the danger of ... Read On
Finding Those Good Vibrations After Brain Injury
Many times after we have experienced a brain injury we get down and feel as though we have been dealt a bad hand. Sometimes we, understandably, develop an attitude, lamenting our continued bad luck when we can no longer find anything positive in our lives. We desperately want to feel those good vibrations like we used to, but we've been thrown a curveball: brain injury ... Read On
The Importance of Feeling as Though We Belong
After my Brain injury I worked hard to get back the skills and abilities that I had lost, driven by the desire to get back to where I used to be. It was obvious to me that getting those fundamental skills back; walking, talking, tying my shoes, etc., would get me there. However, after months and even years of failure, stuck in a depression and frustration, I saw ... Read On
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