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…)
“You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” Maya Angelou A good reminder to keep our creative juices flowing as we kick off a brand new week! 🦋
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One day you’re going about your day and minding your own business. Next thing you know something happens, out of the blue, and suddenly you have a traumatic brain injury. And suddenly, although you had always been calm and mild mannered, you have anger issues. When I first got my stroke-related brain injury, I found (more…)
“We rise to great heights by a winding staircase of small steps.” All steps onward and upward, even if small and twisty, matter. 💙
