TBI Survivor

Many, many years ago, the words “Hi-Tech” were used to refer to innovations such as the wheel…or the spoon.   Those were incredible inventions for that time. In modern times, when  we are able to do things like make a plastic spoon in minutes from a 3-D printer, we take the fast paced, incredibly innovative nature of life for granted.

Times have changed, and Keep Reading

Sooner or later, at one time or another, all of us come to the end of our “TBI rope.”

We may be running along at breakneck speed, trying to remember how to accomplish some task, when suddenly that rope around our necks pulls tight, yanks our head back, and stops us dead.   Or perhaps it’s over a long period of time; after constantlyKeep Reading

Is there anyone among us (those who have experienced a brain injury) who is not sensitive to what other people say regarding our injury? It is a fact that we are possessive and emotionally connected to our brain injuries; and with good reason.  We are understandablyKeep Reading

During the time I was a disc jockey in the late-70′s, a genre of music known as Funk was made famous by George Clinton and his band,  Funkadelic.  Funk was a dance-able, guitar-heavy blend of rhythm and blues,Keep Reading

There has been a lot of talk about the correlation between traumatic brain injury and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD.  All the new information has got me thinking about my own situation, and examiningKeep Reading

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