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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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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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Like It or Not, That Day Will Come Around Each Year
The other day I was listening to a friend deliberate on what to call the day her injury struck. Something about the notion of calling it the anniversary was bothering her. She was wondering if it was something to celebrate. Continue reading
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Tagged Accepting, Community, forgive, honest mistakes, memory, Rebuilding, Recovery, restoration
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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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TBI Support Communities on the Web
It’s been a while since I have posted anything with regularity and I decided to speak to that in this post. I stopped writing too much about being a TBI survivor on my own Facebook wall because, well, those details … Continue reading
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Tagged Accepting, adjusting, Community, random, Recovery, TBI Support
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Talking Myself to Death
<<This used to be a post about mistakes vs. plain stupid stuff but it was just too long so I split it after the discussion of the recent social mistake.>> I made a big mistake last week. Well, at least … Continue reading
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Tagged Accepting, breakdowns, Cognitive Damage, forgive, Isolation, memory, misunderstood, random, Recovery
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I’m fortunate my TBI is considered mild.
Really. In the grand scheme of things it could have been so much worse. Before I get too far into this post I should say that there are so many different things to say about that. I realized as I … Continue reading
We’re lucky enough to have Keegan the Wonder Dog.
I know that we are fortunate to have such a remarkable little dog, especially one that we adopted knowing nothing about him at all. He was truly a mess so I really got lucky in convincing my wife to accept … Continue reading
Nine of All Trades 