Much of brain injury is looking back at the injury itself. Trying to figure out what impact it had on the brain; what parts of the brain are affected; what symptoms developed from the injury; how to treat the symptoms and underlying condition of the brain. There is so much analysis and so much detail … Continue reading Brain Injury Awareness Month- Part 5 (last one)
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Hank
I explore antique shops to look for stories. Every piece inside is a narrative about the past. I find parts of my own history woven into the aisles. A mushroom canister set from the 70s takes me back to baking in my mother’s kitchen. A very old, heavy, black rotary phone reminds me of my … Continue reading Hank
Brain Injury Awareness Month – Part 3
Of course, our life experience of the last 36 years, is mainly with a catastrophic frontal lobe injury. Though the frontal lobe was the primary injury, it was not the only part of Bill’s brain that was injured. The brain is loose inside of your skull, like jello. The skull is hard and has ridges … Continue reading Brain Injury Awareness Month – Part 3
Brain Injury Awareness Month
March is brain injury awareness month. This morning, when I told Bill that I was writing about brain injury awareness, he said, “I’m already aware of it, thanks.” And he certainly is, as am I. But the rest of the world probably isn’t, so I thought I’d give you some information. Kinds of Brain Injuries … Continue reading Brain Injury Awareness Month
Beauty and the Beast
Valentine’s Day. A day to celebrate love. Some feel it is a made-up holiday, by the card and candy companies. That may or may not be true, but it doesn’t matter to me either way. I am all for celebrating love no matter who decided to highlight it first. However, love is different than romance. … Continue reading Beauty and the Beast
One More Stone
Louise used to think it was morose to celebrate the date of Bill’s accident. She said she wanted to forget it ever happened. Bury all the trauma in the past. “He’s fine now, like it never happened…so why go back and re-live it?” My response was, “He’s not fine. He will never be the same … Continue reading One More Stone
Grateful for 34 Years
On this date every year, my husband humors me. I have a practice of building memorials on important days. February 2nd is the time-splitting day for before Bill’s brain injury and after. For 34 February 2nds I have been placing a stone on the memorial altar; both remembering this day and trying to forget it. … Continue reading Grateful for 34 Years
Brain Injury Awareness Month
I’ve been mulling this piece in my mind for a bit. I usually reserve my TBI posts for the February 2nd anniversary of Bill’s car accident. However, March is brain injury awareness month so I am breaking my pattern in order to shed some light for those of you who might not walk in the … Continue reading Brain Injury Awareness Month
33 Years Ago Today
I had been called to the hospital because Bill was in an accident on a rainy February morning. I had been waiting in the waiting room to see him, when finally the nurse called me back to see him. I stood outside the bay in the ER, just outside the curtain, gathering myself and trying … Continue reading 33 Years Ago Today
Super Bowl Sunday
It seems that the stars have aligned this year. Super Bowl Sunday is on February 2nd, which happens to be Groundhog Day. However, in our house is also Bill’s Alive Day. In honor of this momentous day, I want to tell you a story. In 1988, I was just a young thing who woke to … Continue reading Super Bowl Sunday
Michelle's Mosaic 