TBI Survivor

One of the fiercest battles we, as TBI survivors, find ourselves engaged in, is the battle against doubt. After a Brain Injury, self doubt creeps in on us, spreading like rust, rotting our confidence and certainty to the point where we become frozen; unable to act, Keep Reading

There have been more than a few instances over the last thirty eight years when I wanted to scream, “Stop talking to me! I feel like my head is going to explode!”Keep Reading

March being Brain Injury Awareness Month, I started thinking about awareness and what that meant to me. I thought, not just about others’ awareness of TBI, but the impact better self-awareness, awareness of our own situation and ourselves would have in helping us live Keep Reading

I didn’t enjoy being treated like I was helpless or an invalid in the rehabilitation hospital. I know they were there to help me, but that place bothered me.

First off, we were all in wheelchairs,Keep Reading

Something that I’ve struggled with from time to time since my coma is the question of what is reality versus what is perception. What I mean is: I haven’t always felt as though I could trust Keep Reading

If you want to completely frustrate and anger someone who has suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury, then tellKeep Reading

Obviously, when you have had a brain injury, life changes; we are well aware that skills and abilities Keep Reading

There is a children’s book I used to read to my kids, called, “Where the Wild Things Are”.  If my memoryKeep Reading

Several years ago I hiked  Mount Lafayette in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.   That trip stood out forKeep Reading

In my last post, we were walking down the street towards a friend of ours, and in thisKeep Reading