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Tag Archives: Cognitive Damage
Killing your sleep to stay connected
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
Posted in Serious Posts on Brain Injury
Tagged adjusting, blue light, Cognitive Damage, Community, cortisol, disharmony, dreams, EEG, emotions, Isolation, melatonin, sleep disturbance, sleep tracker
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Is it Available to You?
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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Tagged Accepting, adjusting, anhedonia, articulate, available, Cognitive Damage, emotions, memory, risky behavior, yoga
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Making Your TBI Mix Tape
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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Tagged anhedonia, Cognitive Damage, emotions, music therapy, preserved, Recovery, TBI
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If You’ve Seen One Brain Injury
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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Tagged Aphasia, articulate, Cognitive Damage, Community, Isolation, misunderstood, strangers
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Other Voices – Shawna
I’ve always said that I wanted this blog to be more than just me yammering I mean reflecting on how life goes after a brain injury. Maybe I’m a good writer, maybe not. I do know that no matter how I … Continue reading
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Tagged Accepting, breakdowns, Cognitive Damage, helmet, memory, Pushing Limits, risks, sensory overload
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March is Brain Injury Awareness Month
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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Tagged Accepting, adjusting, Cognitive Damage, Isolation, memory, Pushing Limits, Recovery
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A Discussion of How a TBI Can Affect the Survivor
From brainline.org, a nice review of the different sorts of conditions a survivor may be left to deal with long after health insurance no longer wants to cover the doctors and therapists. What Impact Will Moderate or Severe TBI Have … Continue reading
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Tagged Cognitive Damage, Recovery, TBI, TBI Support
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You’re just
Those words are at the start to so many different sentences. I don’t want to get into a rant here. I only wanted to get this on the record. Wanna play ‘finish the sentence’, TBI style?