Category Archives: Serious Posts on Brain Injury

This category is where I’m going to be writing in earnest about what brain injuries do to you.

Killing your sleep to stay connected

Posted on May 20, 2015 by peterwick

Installing an app that adjusts the color temperature of the screen to approximate the light at the time of day, or more importantly, night. Continue reading →

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A coffee extract (EHT) may help brain injury recovery

Posted on May 18, 2015 by peterwick

Whether coffee is good or bad for you is a topic with many opinions to be had. Too much caffeine and all its baggage or benefits – you could spend days debating that. Most of the scientific inquiry into coffee’s effect has … Continue reading →

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The opposite of losing your life connections

Posted on May 7, 2015 by peterwick

Here’s a blog post from Brainline.org about what we do naturally when our social network in real life falls apart. If your brain injury hasn’t caused too much debilitation you find that your world just isn’t what it used to … Continue reading →

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Can’t Unsee That

Posted on May 5, 2015 by peterwick

Arrrrrgh!!! I can’t unsee that! I’ve picked up this recent wise crack and used it with a wry chuckle in my throat many times. I’ll give you a little chuckle of your own here.  This was me last weekend just … Continue reading →

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Is it Available to You?

Posted on April 2, 2015 by peterwick

You might be wondering just what I’m talking about with such a vague title. Heck, I know I was when I came up with it. Anyway, I’ll get to that towards the end of this post but it has something to … Continue reading →

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Making Your TBI Mix Tape

Posted on March 16, 2015 by peterwick

I’ve already told you how old I am so I guess dating myself with that title is no big deal. One nice thing about seeing the door swing shut on the 80’s is now I don’t have to rewind the tape … Continue reading →

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If You’ve Seen One Brain Injury

Posted on March 12, 2015 by peterwick

Yeah, I’ll bet I know what most of you were thinking the next words would be. When a fellow survivor said that and paused I must have given away what I was thinking based on the twinkle in her eye. That sarcastic saying … Continue reading →

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March is Brain Injury Awareness Month

Posted on March 5, 2015 by peterwick

I haven’t quite figured out how I feel about all the messages out there but this essay is pretty good. Wish I couldn’t agree. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/amy-zellmer/5-things-every-tbi-survivor-wants-you-to-understand_b_6800984.html

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