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A New Kind of Bucket List
Just a short note to acknowledge another moment in what is becoming a trend. Stupid stuff that I hope is just that, not a medical situation. Today, while working out at the gym, I fell off a treadmill. I don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Athletic Rebuilding
Tagged breakdowns, honest mistakes, Pushing Limits, Rebuilding, Running
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TV Shows Just Aren’t Helping Us
This isn’t something I hear of course but if I see one more dang television drama that involves a severe injury without any consequences… For example, the show, Scorpion. Two weeks in a row now they have completely glossed over the … Continue reading
PowerCranks are miserable but worth the pain.
This whole rehabilitation process is often demoralizing but at least I’m used to pushing myself hard in the physical activity department. I just need some extra motivation. Well that and making believe I’m still 17 is also necessary some days.
My Homework at the Mall
Or maybe it was a Cub Scout merit badge or something. This week I was given a homework assignment by one of my therapists. She asked me to simply go to a mall and try to do some Christmas shopping … Continue reading
Posted in Random Observations
Tagged adjusting, Cognitive Damage, sensory overload, strangers
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A Mild Dramatic Brain Injury
In my very first post here I mocked myself for being a bit dramatic. But maybe it’s a testament to my slow progress that it took me more than a month to come up with the larger joke in the title of this post. This … Continue reading
Posted in Random Observations
Tagged articulate, Cognitive Damage, misunderstood, random, TBI
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Being able to give back
Nothing all that special in this post but it is something I’ve been meaning to say with regard to a meaningful milestone in my recovery. I’m now at a point where I can do more than just hope things get better … Continue reading
Spammed because of online brain training?
Well, I suppose it was bound to happen regardless of my having a TBI but I’ve been notified by some folks that my email account has been sending out “quizzes” from a site called IQ Elite (definitely does not merit … Continue reading
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Tagged Cognitive Damage, honest mistakes, random, risks
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Far away friends stuck around more than local friends
I’ve realized lately that my long distance and on-line relationships haven’t broken down nearly as much as those that are local. Continue reading
Nine of All Trades 