Over the past several years we’ve become increasingly dependent upon home computers, cell phones, iPods, iPads, Tablets among other devices. They provide instant answers, music, directions, and nearly everything at our finger tips. When these devices quit working for some unforeseen reason life comes to a stand still and suddenly we are lost, looking for answers and trying to problem solve.
This isn’t a problem exclusively for those with brain injuries, brain dysfunction, and chronic illness. Everyone using these devices comes across the same situation! Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: TBI, Technology, Technology Tolerance Test
Imagine going for aquatic exercise at 6:00 am and on this day no one else was in the pool yet. It was just the lifeguard and I at the pool. As usual Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Laughter
Laughter is powerful and healing. Being observant of others and our surroundings can bring laughter of things we or others do. You pulled up to the gas pump to fill up. One goes in to pick up coffee and tea while the other fills the car with gas. The line to McDonald’s is long. On the way out one notices Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Humor, Laughter, Memory
When you come across health issues there are a number of questions you and your advocate need to ask. It’s difficult to know what questions to ask when your world is turned upside down and you are not familiar with healthcare systems. Either the patient or the advocate, or both should ask these questions.
The best outcome to all health issues is dependent on the educated patients and advocates. Asking the following questions will help you take control, eliminate some stress and struggles with healthcare and focus on ones optimal level of functioning. This is a comprehensive but not all inclusive list of questions to ask your healthcare provider. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Health, Health Education, Health Questions, Patient, Questions for Patients to Ask of Healthcare Professionals, Spinal Cord Injury
We’ve cancelled our plans for the week to gather with sibling in OKC, OK. They survived May 3, 1999 and we believe they are safe. Maybe they are homeless again, but hopefully safe! We will do the Memorial Day Veteran’s parade another year.
Plans can unravel in a split second when catastrophe happens. There are no plans more important than life, health and survival. Our new plan will be the same as it was May 3, 1999 … sending blankets, sheets, and medical supplies. Sometimes things happen on a personal level. This is one of those times! Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Chance, May 3 1999, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Tornado
How many romance novels can one read? It’s reading that kept mother-in-law’s 96 year old mind and memory remain clear. Who cares what type of reading? She handled finances, checkbook, and all her affairs until the day she died. She learned so much from reading and learning is something that’s important throughout the lifespan.
It was our pride that at 96 years old weekly library trips to checkout books and keep the brain and mind functioning were a priority. She was an avid reader sparked by the sensational sexual romance books. She told us the books have gotten better over time!
When asked if they ever bore her, she said they never do … “it keeps one’s imagination very much alive when the rest of the body is nearly dead!”
Have you laughed today? What made you break out in laughter?
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There is plenty of paperwork and financial obligations that continue while dealing with devastating injuries and illnesses. Do you and/or spouse or significant other own property? Are you paying life insurance premiums? Have you been paying cash for health care providers before insurance pays?
Expenses for your medical care and other expenses incurred from injury and illness are devastating. At a time when things are already difficult, you and your family are supposed to know all the ins-and-outs of a foreign concept …. Disability alone is difficult! Read the rest of this entry »
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Neuroendocrine complications after TBI are identified in these posts as severe injuries to the brain. Degrees of brain injury may remain unknown since many traumatic brain injuries are commonly Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Adrenal gland, Adrenal Insufficiency, Adrenocorticotropic hormone, Cosyntropin, endocrine, endocrinology, Hormone Imbalances, HPA, Hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis, TBI, Traumatic Brain Injury
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