(Editor’s note: Brain injury fact–brain injuries do not discriminate. In this piece, writer, BEST guest blog contributor and stroke survivor, Isaac Peterson, discusses celebrities and other famous folks who are also brain injury survivors. KT) They say traumatic brain injuries can happen to anyone and that it doesn’t care how rich or famous you are (more…)
(Editor’s note: Earlier this month, writer and stroke survivor, Isaac Peterson, shared his thoughts about recovery and brain injury. Here’s his follow personal essay on reaching plateaus and brain injury. KT) Seems when I wrote about the time it takes to recover from a traumatic brain injury, I didn’t mention one stage of recovery a (more…)
(Editor’s note: Writer and BEST guest blog contributor Isaac Peterson, ponders the concept of recovery and what it means to him as a brain injury survivor. KT) I was just asked an interesting question: How will you know when you’re fully recovered? An interesting question. But I didn’t know how to answer. As far as (more…)
(Editor’s note: Writer, BEST guest blog contributor, and stroke survivor, Isaac Peterson, shares his memories and feelings for a beloved friend, while also coping with survivor’s guilt, as she copes with progressing dementia, in his latest personal essay. KT)  Back in 2004, I was chosen to be one of 15 journalists being sent to (more…)
(Editor’s Note: Writer, BEST guest blog contributor and brain injury survivor, Isaac Peterson, shares his personal coping strategies for dealing with brain injury in this comprehensive personal essay. KT) Since no two brain injuries are alike, I’ll share some coping with strategies in general terms. One of the most important things you can do to (more…)
(Editor’s note: Writer, BEST blog contributor and stroke survivor, Isaac Peterson, recently moved residences. He shares the highs of moving on, and the lows of the actual physically moving part, in his latest personal essay for the BEST blog. KT). There’s one way people with traumatic brain injuries (TBI) are just like everybody else: nobody (more…)
