Here is a glimpse into the reality of brain injury. Another TBI patient has shared this clear and concise writing about brain injury. It was stated that the information was written by a physician, but I do not have the author’s name. You will find by reading this that it’s a “snapshot into your troubled reality following brain injury”. Read the rest of this entry »
Category Archives: Traumatic Brain Injury
Simple tips to taking back control and saving relationships after injury Part 2 of 2
It’s never too late to change. If you have a new or old injury make sure you are doing what you can for yourself. You need to focus on the things you can do. Evaluate the things you might be able to do, and try to do these things. Repetition brings success. Read the rest of this entry »
Laughter as brain injury medicine … socks hanging on door
Have you laughed today? Oh, how I love helping others and being their advocate … but sometimes Read the rest of this entry »
Wishing you a Merry Christmas
Edie & Al
Merry Christmas from both of us to you!
Have a Safe Holiday Season and New Year! Read the rest of this entry »
Simple tips to taking back control and saving relationships after injury Part 1 of 2
If you are depending on others to help get you through the early phases after brain injury, illness or other health issues remember to keep these dependencies temporary. Take back control and do all the things you can do for yourself providing you stay safe. Put fear behind you. Don’t let fear control you. Don’t depend, join in and attend life! Read the rest of this entry »
Laughter is the best brain injury medicine … just one childhood moment with friend
With all the sadness in the world, it’s time to laugh again! Have you ever done something as a child you never told your parents about? What was the motivation for doing it? Children are innocent and they have memories their parents Read the rest of this entry »
Names for chronic pain describes many things most patients encounter when struggling with pain. Maybe you were misdiagnosed? Treated poorly? This will help you understand your pain a bit more clearer.
In my blog, I talk a lot about central sensitization, which describes the changes that can take place in a person’s nervous system and make her more sensitive to pain. However, there are many other pain-related terms you will most likely come across, whether you’re doing your own research or simply trying to understand your medical records.
So here is a list of some of the most common terms I have come across in my own reading. I hope you find it helpful.
Pain Amplification: means pretty much the same thing as central sensitization– that your nervous system is “amplifying” pain signals.
Allodynia: When the nervous system perceives what should be harmless physical sensations as extremely painful. A friend once told me there were times she couldn’t stand to feel the fabric of shirt she was wearing against her chest. Tears came to her eyes just describing it to…
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If I could have, I would have … The Caring Children Program
In 1990 and 1991 two nurses from Cleveland, Ohio health systems founded programs that taught children several levels of health in the elementary school setting. The “Caring Children Program” was taught in the classroom and other community settings as a team effort with nurses and children. Teaching focused on preventive health, education and understanding through hands-on skills and active participation. Read the rest of this entry »
Laughter as brain injury medicine … recipe and kitchen disasters
Everyone has experienced some silly things that happen in kitchens. Either we add the wrong ingredients, don’t follow directions, forget something, or simply don’t know what happened! Read the rest of this entry »
How it all began 40 years ago … a journey back in time Part 4 of 4
It was now Labor Day Weekend and we went on a picnic to Schronbraun in southern Ohio. Picnic in the park was a great summer outing, and long walks. When the weather Read the rest of this entry »
How it all began 40 years ago … a journey back in time Part 3 of 4
Al got the approval of both my father and mother to marry me. We were engaged April 2, 1972. There was significant turmoil in family Read the rest of this entry »
For the troops
Send a Christmas greeting, another type of card, or letter to our Heroes! Holiday mail to our heroes is vital to their emotional support and a simple act of kindness. Can you take the time to address and mail an extra card. Thanks in advance for thinking of our troops.
Are you a dog lover? Animal lover? What do you think this means? Would you be on the dirt road or the gold road and pearly gates? Let me know your interpretation.
From dogbreedinfo.
A man and his dog were walking along a road. The man was enjoying the walk, when it suddenly occurred to him that he was dead. He remembered dying, and that the dog had been dead for years. He wondered where the road was leading them.
After a while, they came to a high white stone wall along one side of the road. It looked like fine marble. At the top of a long hill, it was broken by a tall arch that glowed in the sunlight. When he was standing before it, he saw a magnificent gate in the arch that looked like mother-of-pearl, and the street that led to the gate looked like pure gold. He and the dog walked toward the gate, and as he got closer, he saw a man at a desk to one side. When he was close enough, he…
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How it all began 40 years ago … a journey back in time Part 2 of 4
A little over a year passed. I didn’t want to attend my high school senior prom. It just wasn’t my thing. My mother wanted me to attend. I told her I would go with another person Read the rest of this entry »
Simple tips understanding injuries are very different … Part 1 of 2
How many have been compared to someone who have a visible injury? “Look how much someone can accomplish after they have lost limbs or have some other visible physical injuries.” Is the frustration with brain injury Read the rest of this entry »
Laughter as brain injury medicine … how old is that turkey?
Laughter is healthy. Laugh daily. With all the choices of meals and vegetables, turkey remains the main course for Thanksgiving meals! Even though the sweet potatoes, mash potatoes and gravy, stuffing, Read the rest of this entry »
Please read this about Post-Diagnostic grief response. I believe everyone can relate to this in the midst of trying to get a proper diagnosis and treatment. Explore this site at addandsomuch.com there are so many great articles that relate to chronic illness, brain dysfunctions of various degrees and TBI. Let me know what you think? What is helpful?
Remember – links on this site are dark grey to reduce distraction potential
while you’re reading. They turnredon mouseover.
Exploring the Post-Diagnostic Grief Response
(c) Madelyn Griffith-Haynie, CTP, CMC, ACT, MCC, SCAC
Part of the Grief & Diagnosis Series – all rights reservedQuestion: What do the following expressions
have in common?
- “Oh thank goodness! Now I can have a life!”
- “You think I have what?” “Why didn’t they find this out before?”
- “Why my child?”
- “He’s a perfectly normal BOY! Why do they have to pathologize everything?”
- “I don’t need medication, I just need to try harder now that I know what I’m dealing with.”
- “Those @#$% doctors don’t know anything!”
- “If only I’d known this earlier, my life would have been completely different!”
- “Tell my boss? Are you nuts?”
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How it all began 40 years ago … a journey back in time Part 1 of 4
Lasting relationships are based on many factors. They include many ups and downs, all around experiences, failures, and successes! You have to know what failure Read the rest of this entry »
Simple tips helping others
At times life seems complicated and everything one does just does not make sense. You get up and look in the mirror. You consider yourself fortunate that you’ve survived … sometimes! Because of the superficial society no one understands what life is truly like. You look good, must be nothing wrong! That couldn’t be any further from the truth!
Appearance is the one thing that most those who traumatic brain injury, aging, chronic illness, and mental illness can control. They take pride in their appearance when out in public. Often it is the only thing under one’s control.
How many have been told to look how much someone can accomplish after they have lost limbs or have some other physical injuries? Is the frustration with brain injury justifiable? Is losing a limb comparable to brain injury? Next two “Simple Tip Posts” is a situation from someone who experienced both. Read the rest of this entry »
Laughter as brain injury medicine … omelet for breakfast
It is always a great feeling doing something special for others. My friend is not well, but woke up 4:30 am and thought she’d make herself an omelet because she had the eggs I gave her. She prepared fresh vegetables, cut up turkey, and intended to use cheese. We all know you feel your best with good nutrition.
The fry pan, bowl and spatula were ready. She cracked an egg and tried again. She realized the egg was hard boiled. Again, she did the same to another egg and that was hard boiled…she didn’t know all the eggs were hard boiled!
I may have failed to inform her. Why is it that others can’t read one’s mind, or the way I compensate? I always put my hard boiled eggsback in the carton. Sometimes I surprise myself like I surprised her! That breakfast omelet that sounded so delicious turned into a breakfast of hard boiled eggs! She had her laugh for the day and her protein!!!
I could have saved her a ton of energy. She could have just peeled her eggs and relaxed! Think about all the positive thoughts that increased dopamine and serotonin levels in the brain as a result of preparing such a nutritious breakfast that never made it to fruition.
This turned out to be a hard boiled egg omelet with laughter! Still a happy breakfast!
How often do you think you have all the ingredients and it turns into something totally different?
Related articles
- 9 Ways to Cook an Egg (everydayhealth.com)
- What Your Eggs Say About You (new102.cbslocal.com)
NHBPM – Doing My Own Prompt Today – Chronic Illness Links
NHBPM – Doing My Own Prompt Today – Chronic Illness Links.
This is an impressive site with well written articles and several links pertaining to chronic illness. Take some time to review the related links on this post. I personally reviewed all the links thoroughly except one, which was not of interest to me but may be to others. These are all educational links and contain well-written materials. Tell me what you think?
Simple tips on decision making when life is so indecisive after brain injury
If you are over 18 there are no safeguards to help with your decision making. If you make the wrong decision you Read the rest of this entry »
Laughter as brain injury medicine … The turkey did it
Laughter makes healing easier. Everyday is an adventure in this home. Which Thanksgiving would you prefer for dinner? This Thanksgiving was likely the first following my injury, November 1992. Dinner was in the oven and smoke filled the house. Read the rest of this entry »
Should one stop and help or keep on going
I passed many accidents over the years as most of us do, Read the rest of this entry »
Everyday
I was touched to read that some people think brain injury can simply be put aside and life goes on. Life does go on, but in whatever direction the brain takes you. Every day is a challenge and it does not help when others do not understand. I don’t want others to learn either, because it can be torture. Brain injury is not easy, it’s not a choice of how you want your day to unfold, it’s the unpredictable paths a damaged brain takes one on and is not under voluntary control. If it were voluntary, we’d all be better! This young woman clearly helps others along her own difficult journey. She’s an inspiration to so many with traumatic brain injury and also has an on-line support group. Is this something you endure daily or even understand?
Simple tips understanding HIPAA Regulations
Healthcare Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996, otherwise known as HIPAA, not HIPPA! Remember “AA” not “PP”! Read the rest of this entry »
Laughter is the best brain injury medicine … Thanksgiving dinner the vegetarian style
Over the years I have learned to compensated with precision. To have a holiday dinner Read the rest of this entry »
Simple tips to help with sleep disturbances
Sleep disturbances with mild, moderate and severe brain injuries are one of the most disturbing symptoms following brain injury and are three times greater than the general population. Are sleep problems taken seriously? Inability to sleep is a severe Read the rest of this entry »
Laughter as brain injury medicine … Changing times
Stop and spend a little time laughing. At times life is too serious. What time is it anyway?
America changes from daylight savings time to standard time and vice versa in the Spring and Fall seasons. We all remember phrases “Fall Back” or “Spring Ahead?” Turn the clocks back one hour in the Fall and turn ahead an hour in Spring.
When do you change the clocks? What month? What week? It’s always Sunday morning at 2:00 am, but
Simple tips … Where have all your friends gone Part 3 of 3
Everyone should have a Living Healthcare Will highlighting who is significant and who is not. Does your friend know where you keep it? Make sure Read the rest of this entry »
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