(Editor’s Note: Writer Isaac Peterson shares his take on thankfulness while paying tribute to his friends. Thank you, Isaac for sharing your words with BEST; we are grateful for that and YOU. KT)Â Well, here we are: another Thanksgiving Day, my third one since my traumatic brain injury (TBI). Lately, I’ve been writing about all (more…)
(Editor’s note: Writer, stroke survivor and BEST Guest Blogger, Isaac Peterson, shared his insights, thoughts and reflections on the first anniversary of his stroke last year. Today, as he looks back after two years, he’s been able to fill in some gaps from the past and celebrate his journey forward into the future, even more. (more…)
(Editor’s note: What’s the definition of community? Writer and stroke survivor, Isaac Peterson, has an excellent, must-read definition of our community in his latest article. KT) Since I got a traumatic brain injury (TBI) of my very own, I’ve seen many references to the TBI community, but I’ve never really seen that community described or (more…)
(Editor’s Note: Writer and survivor Isaac Peterson has shared his thoughts on the importance of brain injury support groups in his past writing. Today, he shares the different kinds of support groups available for survivors and their families and relays his personal experiences with each. KT) All those stigmas and misunderstandings from people who haven’t (more…)
(Editor’s note: Writer Isaac Peterson takes on superheroes in his latest super-powered essay. Prepare to be inspired and give a chuckle to this superhero missive, really quite like no other. By the way, Isaac is one of my personal superheroes! Thank you, Isaac for all your wonderful writing! –KT). Are you faster than a speeding (more…)
Awhile ago, I wrote about some of the things people say to me that make living with a traumatic brain injury even more of a challenge. I didn’t yet realize it at the time, but what I listed were actually stigmas. Stigmas are the preconceived notions people without a traumatic brain injury (TBI)Â have about (more…)