Falling can cause traumatic brain injuries (TBI); that’s kind of a no-brainer, so to speak. Falls account for the majority of acquired TBI, so it’s the leading cause of injuries to the brain. Falls from bed, ladders, down stairs, in the bathtub, and more, are leading causes of TBI in both the elderly and young (more…)
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While many Fourth of July public celebrations, fireworks shows, and festivals have were cancelled due to the COVID-19 health pandemic, many of these activities have returned for the 2022 holiday, along with individuals, groups, communities and neighborhoods conducting their own fireworks. For many with traumatic brain injury (TBI), cognitive conditions, and neurodiversity, fireworks can trigger (more…)
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One thing a stroke left intact is my memory, thank goodness. Mostly I mean my long-term memory; my short term still needs some work. I’ve written before about a night just a few months after I left the hospital. It was a night my brain was working overtime to keep my long term memory sharp (more…)
It seems like there’s no end to the list of things that go haywire after a traumatic brain injury. One of the things I haven’t written about is short attention span. Of all the more frustrating things that I was left with after the stroke I experienced, it was hard it was to focus and (more…)
