"Often there are days I wake up and feel like I am standing in front of a very tall brick wall that extends across the horizon, and there is no way to scale it." – Bill Once we decided not to write my section in chronological order, we were a bit at a loss as … Continue reading Bill Chapter 2
Author: michellegunnin
Bill Chapter 1
The writing of Bill's section of our story has been a painstaking process. He dictated hours of random thoughts about a particular topic. I typed, trying to keep up with his racing free flow of thought. Then I tried to find the thread to follow in the midst of rabbit trails; the core of his … Continue reading Bill Chapter 1
Chapter 37
What does TBI with encephalomalacia look like? Like a normal person. That is one of the main difficulties of brain injuries and their effects, you can’t see them. Unless there is some kind of facial scar, and many times there is not, you would not know someone’s brain is damaged. Whereas if someone is in … Continue reading Chapter 37
Chapter 36
I want to skip ahead a bit because I want to get to the present moment. For my readers who do not know, my husband survived his injury. He fully recovered physically, but mentally he had (and still does) some significant, though invisible, issues with his brain. For awareness, I think it is important to … Continue reading Chapter 36
Chapter 3
March is Brain Injury Awareness Month. On this blog I have written about our experience with TBI, but so far the story remains locked in my computer in draft form. I claim it is finding time that is preventing it from being finished, but when I read it again, I am not so sure that … Continue reading Chapter 3
Chapter 2
March is Brain Injury Awareness Month. On this blog I have written about our experience with TBI, but so far the story remains locked in my computer in draft form. I claim it is finding time that is preventing it from being finished, but when I read it again, I am not so sure that … Continue reading Chapter 2
Chapter 1
March is Brain Injury Awareness Month. On this blog I have written about our experience with TBI, but so far the story remains locked in my computer in draft form. I claim it is finding time that is preventing it from being finished, but when I read it again, I am not so sure that … Continue reading Chapter 1
As I Age
As I age, I am watching the generation before me in their last days. Mentors becoming frail. The invincible, seem fragile. All those I looked up to are more human, somehow. Weaker as their bodies fail them. They always were human of course, but in my youth, I rarely saw that. My eyes were full … Continue reading As I Age
Celebration of Life
There are some friendships that stand the test of time. The kind that pick up right where they left off and never get stale. I believe it is when the spirit of God in you recognizes the spirit of God in them. You are made from the same material, and you belong to each other. … Continue reading Celebration of Life
Childlike
I have always loved kids. From the time I was a girl, I worked with little ones as soon as I was old enough. My first real job was at a daycare center at the age of 15. I worked VBS at church every summer. Pretty much every job or volunteer opportunity I had, revolved … Continue reading Childlike
Michelle's Mosaic 