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
Finding Freedom after Brain Injury
Is a little freedom too much to ask? Free from worry. Free from pain. Free from confusion. Free from doubt. Free from all the "little" nagging, ever present stuff that can make life after TBI difficult. We focus on repairing ourselves so we can get back what we lost, but really, what we are looking for in one word, is freedom. Those Limits Many of us feel held ... Read On
Brain Injury and the Pain of Being Confused
It's hard for others to understand what's going on with us when we say we're confused. Heck, it's even hard for us to understand. This lack of understanding leads to incredible frustration for others and for us. What exactly is brain injury "confusion", why is it different from everyday confusion and why are we, TBIsurvivors, brought to our knees when faced with it? Well, ... Read On
TBI Survivors Have Earned the Right
TBI survivors work hard. We have to. TBI survivors toil away, not to get some great monetary reward or a medal, but simply to recapture what we have lost so we can live a fulfilled life. There are no shortcuts and nothing is given to us. Everything we get is earned. Whether it's the endless days you spend in physical rehab learning how to walk, the time in cognitive rehab ... Read On
“Stuff” I Have Forgotten Since My TBI
Of course there have been many things - all kinds of things - I have forgotten at some point since my TBI, but I'm not talking here about everyday things. I don't mean it the same way that we TBI survivors have become used to: those memory problems that plague us daily and won't go away. Forgetting in our daily lives is something we are all familiar with. We forget things ... Read On
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