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True-Life Stories of Life After Brain Injuries
Since April of 1989, I have lived with a traumatic brain injury. You can read more about that here. Today I wanted to address some of the questions typed into search engines–like Google–which have...
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Traumatic Brain Injury Survivors and Keys to Success
When a person’s head is slammed into an immovable object like a dashboard or hit with a baseball bat, the brain, which is about a three-pound mass of gray matter with the consistency of gelatin, is...
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What Is Self-Directed Neuroplasticity?
Neuroplasticity refers to the brain’s ability to reorganize itself to continue doing certain things or to make itself more efficient. After someone sustains a traumatic brain injury (TBI), whether the...
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TBI Survivors Are NOT Alone
One of the most common thoughts of survivors of traumatic brain injury is that they are alone in their recovery. That no one else has experienced what they are going through; what they constantly have...
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True Life! I Have A Traumatic Brain Injury
This is the first time I’ve seen this episode about traumatic brain injury. I’m a 22 year survivor, so I’m familiar with most of what they are experiencing, but I still learn things daily. Please click...
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So What Do We REALLY Know About the Brain?
It’s common knowledge that the frontal lobes control most of the higher, executive functions, and that the temporal lobes most often are associated with language. For the most part, assumptions are...
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WOW! This is a Great Video from ABC
There are some (but not all) miraculous recoveries! http://youtu.be/xqkAG85PxcY To find out how you can help other survivors of traumatic brain injury, please visit http://braininjurytn.org.
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Accessibility For Everyone!
For those of you who have followed my blog for any period of time at all, you know that usually I talk about the brain and having a brain injury. However, I read this article sent out by a woman who...
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You Can Really Improve Your Brain!!!
Neuroplasticity is something that is becoming a buzzword around our office. What is it, you ask? Neuroplasticity is the ability that your brain, no matter how good or bad it is at the current state,...
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Living with a Brain Injury
I have recently realized the need for someone to testify about life after TBI…or that one can live a meaningful and productive life with a brain injury. For most, it may seem like a no-brainer, but for...
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The Reason Survivors Have a Weight Problem
This past weekend, I heard on the radio that people associate food with feelings, which is no surprise for anyone who knows the feeling they get when they eat Mamma’s Meatloaf recipe years after you...
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How Do You Make Your TBI Work for YOU?
Okay, you now have a head injury, a brain injury, a BI, ABI, or whatever you may choose to call it. What are you going to do about it? DEAL WITH IT??? Hell no. I submit that just sitting passively by...
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The Brain Lobes and Their Functions
This image was taken from Flickr, which has a free usage policy. One of my favorite websites belongs to the Center for Neuro Skills (CNS). Just out of curiosity, I went to see how much I remembered...
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Cursing after a Brain Injury
“Son of a..” Before my TBI, I cussed, but not as much as many of my friends. But don’t get me wrong, I cussed. However, I watched my language around my parents and around any adult I’d come into...
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The Parietal Lobes and Their (Dys)Function
Courtesy of Centre for Neuro Skills Just behind the frontal lobes are the parietal lobes, and they are situatied on top of the head–just where the “crown” would be, for those barbers out there. They...
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The Brainstem and Its (Dys)Function
Courtesy of Centre for Neuro Skills The name tells it all–the Brainstem is at the base of the brain and actually looks like the stem. It connects the brain to the spinal cord, all information from the...
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