Coping with Traumatic Brain Injury

We don’t normally have to think about the brain and how it functions- it just does!  But what happens when that very critical part of your being gets injured and doesn’t work the same as it used to?  It can make life a bit more challenging.  After all, the brain is THE organ responsible for all of our experiences, emotions, expressions- EVERYTHING related to what makes us who we are.

Our brain is essentially our identity and to lose any part of it’s functioning due to an injury, disease, stroke, etc. can be devastating!   It can change our personality, alter our consciousness, and, if the brain is injured just right, render us unable to work or live unassisted.  But there is hope and there are many amazing people who have found ways to cope with their injury.  With the help of non-profits, support groups, and memory specialists as well as the TBI Guide, mentioned in an earlier post, people with TBI are learning that there are more options than ever before!

Sports, remastered =)

TBI Survival Guide

Having a physical disability is easy to recognize but what if you’ve hit your head or have had a stroke? Suddenly, the things that once came so easily, don’t anymore and you are forced to live with challenges that are not readily apparent.

This is where the TBI Survival Guide can help. Written by a leading neuropsychologist, the TBI Survival Guide is the only guide written for survivors of traumatic brain injuries. From mild to severe, the guide covers everything from common symptoms to stages of recovery and dealing with doctors. Check it out! www.TBIGuide.com

What Makes You Happy?

Ask anyone what their idea of happiness is and you are likely to get many different answers.  For most of us, happiness comes in the form of family or friends.  Others find happiness in the car they drive, or the world they explore. Still, for others, happiness comes in the simple pleasures- cooking, crafting, enjoying art, volunteering.  But, for some of us, these joys can seem out of reach because of a physical disability, cognitive impairment, or limiting disease or age.