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Make Your Post-TBI Life A Journey, Not an Ordeal

August 23, 2015 by Jeff Sebell 6 Comments

Make Your Post-TBI Life  A Journey, Not an Ordeal

Not everyone can take a jarring, life changing occurrence, such as a traumatic brain injury, and turn it into something meaningful or positive.  Many feel as though their TBI is an ever present burden and scourge; emotionally and financially it's just a lot to bare. As a result, the "journey" of a  TBI survivor is often the most painful experience of our lives; for too many ... Read On

TBI & Gas Pump Mania

August 9, 2015 by Jeff Sebell 10 Comments

TBI & Gas Pump Mania

When we least expect it, Brain Injury rears its ugly head. Example: pumping gas. Pumping gas should be simple and pain free. but it has become infuriating. Anyone else feel this way? First off, they tell us not to leave our car running while we pump gas because it might explode. They also tell us ... Read On

I Need A Vacation…From My TBI

July 27, 2015 by Jeff Sebell 14 Comments

I Need A Vacation…From My TBI

After a cold and snowy winter, summer is finally here. Summer is a great time to take off your shoes and kick back, lie on the beach, hang out with friends, or spend an evening on the front porch listening to the baseball game. In the fall and winter seasons we always seem to be battling something; whether it's those hurricanes, tornadoes, snow storms, or just bone chilling ... Read On

The War for Our Pride & Independence

June 22, 2015 by Jeff Sebell 5 Comments

The War for Our Pride & Independence

About 35 years ago I was talking to a friend of mine who had done two tours of duty in Vietnam. He said to me that I had been through a war on account of my brain injury. I was blown away, hearing it from him. I listened, and trusted what he said, knowing he had first hand experience with a brain injury, having been injured in combat. He was right.  This is a war, in a ... Read On

The Beauty of Perspective

May 28, 2015 by Jeff Sebell 4 Comments

The Beauty of Perspective

Four months after waking up from my month-long coma I met with the Dean to discuss my return to college. She suggested I might want to check out the course of a history professor who  had undergone brain surgery and was also just returning to school. I  felt it was a good idea since we had the "brain" thing in common. ... Read On

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Jeff Sebell Author and TBI SurvivorJeff 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.

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From the Archives

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    Lost My Car & Nearly Fell Into the “Brain Injury Trap”

    January 6, 2019
    I get a laugh when I mention to somebody that I lost my car in the parking lot and they respond with, “Oh yeah, I do that all the time.” I …Read More »
  • My Mental Balancing Act-Post Brain Injury

    My Mental Balancing Act-Post Brain Injury

    September 16, 2018
      For the last forty three years, since my car crash and month long coma, I have essentially been performing one big balancing act. Over this time I have learned …Read More »
  • “Strategies” Are Important, but We Need Solutions

    “Strategies” Are Important, but We Need Solutions

    April 22, 2018
    After we experience a brain injury we want answers to some important questions: when will I be my old self again, and how do I get myself back? Unfortunately, there …Read More »
  • The Truth About Football, CTE and Us

    The Truth About Football, CTE and Us

    March 17, 2018
    The last several years we have learned about the repercussions of repetitive hits to the heads of our football heroes. Do we really understand though? We see stories about them …Read More »
  • How I Dealt with Abuse Following A Chronic Injury/Illness

    How I Dealt with Abuse Following A Chronic Injury/Illness

    February 11, 2018
    Those of us who have experienced a chronic injury or who have a chronic illness are used to being treated poorly by others. You would think people would be more …Read More »

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