The first years after my brain injury were a time filled with an incredible amount of confusion and despair. I had suddenly lost my skills and abilities; the stuff that defined me, and had no where to turn. Forty one years ago, when I had my injury, nobody knew anything about brain injury and I felt like a rowboat drifting on the open sea. I realized that I needed some ... Read On
Jeff Sebell
Jeff Sebell is a published Author, Speaker and Blogger writing about Traumatic Brain Injury and the impacts of his own TBI which he suffered in 1975 while attending Bowdoin College He has been active in the community since the inception of the NHIF, and was on the founding board of directors of the MA chapter. His book "Learning to Live with Yourself after Brain Injury", was released in August of 2014 by Lash Publishing.
Once Upon A Head Injury…
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
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