Now I understand better what happened. I know I hit my head, but I didn't really understand what happened and why it was called a Traumatic Brain Injury. I thought it meant that it was so scary that I would be, or should be traumatized. But apart from being extra careful when crossing the street, … Continue reading A better understanding of TBI
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I was so focused on my interview today that I almost forgot that today is February 8. Today not only marks my 10 months seizure free, but it’s also International Epilepsy Day, both of which I almost forgot. It feels very random that my 10 months seizure free would fall on this day that we … Continue reading 10 months! #epilepsyday
I read this article about the new dietary guidelines, later I read another article about how nutrition is important during brain injury rehabilitation. As I read, the author said your brain needs nutrients to heal and I didn't think much of that at first, I hadn't really thought a lot about that. But, then … Continue reading Food to remember
The force awakened, it's with me and it helped me dig a little deeper into my lost memories.
Current Miss Oregon suffered from a Traumatic Brain Injury when she was a freshmen in high school and she wants everybody to be aware of how serious this is. I was very happy to hear that there is another voice out there for TBI and that there are more people out there sharing information about this. … Continue reading Another voice for TBI
After I had the traumatic brain injury, I became aware that there is a large group of people, including football players, or any other contact sport and soldiers, who also suffer these. For some reason I though they only had one injury, I didn’t consider the fact that they suffer several smacks on the head. … Continue reading Brain trauma awareness
