Traumatic Brain Injury

I recently learned that I am level 1 autistic, in addition to the multiple traumatic brain injuries, whiplash injuries, complex-post traumatic stress disorder and psychogenic non-epileptic seizures. I’ve been revisiting memories from a new lens. Memories that now seem to make sense as to why my whole life I have…

I struggled with self-compassion for a very long time. In great part because I was surrounded by people who struggled to be kind toward themselves. From birth. No one in my family knew how. How were they supposed to teach me? Growing up in poverty makes it highly likely you…

My Journey as an Author and Researcher in Compiling a Book on Traumatic Brain Injury and Nutritional Cognitive Neuroscience — A s a newborn, a nurse tied a green ribbon on my head, labeling me a “miracle baby” after surviving an emergency delivery. Green ribbons often represent traumatic brain injury awareness. Little did I know that green ribbon would come to represent not just my birth story, but also a…

Last Year I Moved On From Something Huge — I’m sorry I had to go through something big last year. Moving on from a significant event can be challenging and requires time and effort. It’s essential to acknowledge and process your emotions about what happened so that you can move forward and find healing. Remember that everyone’s journey is…

A year ago, I went to a concussion treatment center, full of hope that it could reverse some of my concussion symptoms that I was experiencing. I needed things to get better. For whatever reason, I was somehow a unicorn that left this renowned treatment program and fell apart completely…

Goals from yesterday I didn’t end up working with the plants yet. I really need to there are some seedlings needing their space before they fight too much in the root areas. Goals Enjoy your coffee and oatmeal. Practice Hangul and speaking Korean Affirmations You got this! …

Concussion: Senator Mitch McConnell, the 81-year-old Senate minority leader is being treated in the hospital for a concussion after he tripped and fell at a hotel a few days ago. One of his advisers said that he is acting normally and is eager to be discharged from the hospital. What is a concussion? A…

Rewards Of Working In The Intensive Care Unit — Story Introduction This is a fictional story based on true experiences. One year we had a 17 year old boy and a 13 year old girl in the ICU, both with traumatic brain injuries. The 13 year old girl was hit by a school bus and was unconscious for about 10 days…

It was a cold Chicago Saturday morning. Part of my weekly routine at that time of year was to walk down to the ice skating rink with my daughter for skating lessons. There was nothing particularly different about this day. I was feeling great. I loved having the one-on-one time…