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Day 3 with Dad

I wish I had happier news that Dad had turned the corner and things looked up, but that was not to be.

Reluctant Heart had promised to meet with Richard, Dad, and I FIRST thing this morning to decide on Hospice; he chose not to show up until late morning.  He told us he wasn’t ready for Dad to go, I was standing by Dad’s side, holding his hand, looking at his unresponsive body and said, “But Dad is.”

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Added by Resilient Heart on May 18, 2013 at 9:47am — No Comments

Days 1 and 2 with Dad

I was relieved and glad to get to see Dad myself, there was no peace of mind like it.

Dad has been through a lot, his eyes were not shiny blue as we knew them to be.  They were  overcast and that may have been due to head trauma from the seizures.  Dad knew I was there, I watched his breathing change as did his eyes.  He was still in there, just unable to talk.

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Added by Resilient Heart on May 18, 2013 at 9:45am — No Comments

Ready to Write

A lot has happened since I last wrote. Dad had been in and out of the hospital well over one month after he celebrated his 90th birthday. My brother (Reluctant Heart) called with updates; I took frantic notes just as I’d done in the past.

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Added by Resilient Heart on May 18, 2013 at 9:42am — No Comments

In the Waiting

Dad is still in the hospital and we are waiting, just waiting.  Over the weekend I re-read Dad’s Living Will/Advanced Health Care Directives.  I cried.  Last time I read it, I got choked up and put it away.  There is no putting it away until I can handle it, ready or not, the time might just be now.

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Added by Resilient Heart on May 18, 2013 at 9:40am — No Comments

Forgiving Yourself and Finding Freedom Video Presentation

Posted by Second Chance to Live on May 15, 2013

Hello and welcome back to Second Chance to Live my friend. I am happy to see that you decided to stop by to visit with me. Thank you. In today’s article I am going to introduce the video presentation of Forgiving Yourself and Finding Freedom. Below is an excerpt from the…

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Added by Craig J. Phillips MRC, BA on May 15, 2013 at 1:29pm — No Comments

TBI Survivor ID Card

There is another TBI Survivor ID Card available, and it's free. Just need to send a self-stamped envelope to receive a wallet sized card. Where? In the Perspectives Network website.

Added by Richard J on May 15, 2013 at 11:30am — No Comments

Forgiving Yourself and Finding Freedom

Posted by Second Chance to Live on May 14, 2013
Hello and welcome back to Second Chance to Live my friend. Thank you for making the decision to stop by to visit with me my friend. Thank you. In today’s article, I want to share some thing with you that helps me to remember to be…
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Added by Craig J. Phillips MRC, BA on May 14, 2013 at 8:00pm — No Comments

TBI Outsider

On May 4 of 2012, My boyfriend was in a motorcycle accident and suffered a severe brain injury. Today he is awake and cant move his right side, and can verily talk. His speech is improving, but he is plateaued on his physical therapy. I have continued to stay by his side but his family does everything they can to keep me away. I feel completely angry all the time. I do believe that with time he will still walk, and everyone thinks I have lost my mind with this! He is still very well aware of…

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Added by April Northrup on May 2, 2013 at 12:38pm — 2 Comments

Help for wounded veterans

I would like to let everyone know about a non-profit organization that was founded after 9-11. Any veteran that is wounded after 9-11 can go to this website called healingheroes.org and apply for assistance. It is at no cost to the veteran and they offer information on who is in your area that has signed up as a provider in what their specialty is. They offer everything from chiropractors, MD's, accupuncture, massage therapy, counseling and so much more. I am a provider for Healing Heroes…

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Added by Debi on April 21, 2013 at 8:50am — 1 Comment

It's Fried day!

Long week, update about my Dad...

http://thefightofmylife.blogspot.com/2013/04/its-fried-day.html

and for WordPress friends: 

http://resilientheart.wordpress.com/2013/04/12/its-fried-day/

Added by Resilient Heart on April 12, 2013 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Traumatic Brain Injury and SLEEP

Anyone with a brain injury having a tough time trying to get to sdleep or stay asleep at night? Your not the only one with such a problem because there are many reasons for having trouble with your sleep. You might not be burning off the right amount of energy in your body so your body is simply not tired enough to get to sleep. If you do some little thinking games like crosswords or soduku, that could burn off some thinking energy. A simple walk for 15-30 minutes does burn off energy…

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Added by Sarah Esberner on April 11, 2013 at 3:09pm — 2 Comments

Can Anyone Help????

Hello! I am a TBI survivor since the early 1970's when I was about 2 or 3yrs old. I have a metal plate that was never changed as I was growing. My parents hid my TBI and still to this day my parents do not acknowlege my disability and won't even offer any support, my mom just says she knows only when she is by herself, with my dad it's a nightmare. I have been looking and searching and apealing social securty to get my much needed full benifits. I have been working on this for about 4 years.…

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Added by Angela Layton on April 8, 2013 at 11:33am — 6 Comments

Living with a brain injury — Not letting your Past spoil your Present Part 2 Video Presentation

Posted by Second Chance to Live on April 1, 2013

Hello and welcome back to Second Chance to Live. In today’s article, I am going to be introducing part 1 of this article in video presentation format. Below is an excerpt from the…

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Added by Craig J. Phillips MRC, BA on April 6, 2013 at 2:30am — No Comments

Living with a brain injury — Not letting your Past spoil your Present Part 1 Video Presentation

Posted by Second Chance to Live on April 1, 2013

Hello and welcome back to Second Chance to Live. In today’s article, I am going to be introducing part 1 of this article in video presentation format. Below is an excerpt from the beginning of Part 1 of the article. …

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Added by Craig J. Phillips MRC, BA on April 6, 2013 at 2:30am — No Comments

Living with a brain injury — Whose Shame are you Carry? Video Presentation

Posted by Second Chance to Live on March 24, 2013 

Hello and welcome back to Second Chance to Live my friend. I want to thank you for your time. In today’s article I am going to introduce the video presentation of my article, Living with a brain injury – Whose Shame are you Carrying?…

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Added by Craig J. Phillips MRC, BA on March 25, 2013 at 6:36am — No Comments

Living with a brain injury — Whose Shame are you Carrying?

Posted by Second Chance to Live on March 21, 2013

Hello and welcome back to Second Chance to Live my friend. In May of 2007  I wrote an article to share some information that helped me in my process. You may not be aware of this article, so I would like…

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Added by Craig J. Phillips MRC, BA on March 21, 2013 at 8:21pm — No Comments

Living with a brain injury and being Misunderstood, Maligned and Manipulated -- Links to Each Part of the Article Series

Several days ago I posted the complete 8 part video series of Living with a brain injury and being Misunderstood, Maligned and Manipulated to aide in accessing and watching the complete video series.
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Added by Craig J. Phillips MRC, BA on March 21, 2013 at 11:00am — 1 Comment

To HELP Reading Articles on the Internet -- HOW to INCREASE and DECREASE FONT Size

Recently a friend asked me if I could increase the font size of my posts to make them easier to read. After doing some research, no solution could be found. Currently, there is not a way for me to increase the font size of my posts. Nevertheless, I have discovered how to increase the size of the font on the page I am reading from my keyboard on which I am typing.…

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Added by Craig J. Phillips MRC, BA on March 20, 2013 at 8:00am — No Comments

I Can't Drive, 55? How about 90...

I do believe the number was officially increased to 5.5 million American's recieving a brain injury a year. At least they're getting closer to the number, as medical miracles increase daily. However, we live, sure thing; but we still have a brain injury to struggle through EACH MINUTE. Now, let's increase the stratagy of "Therapy's" daily, month by month. Even when you don't want to.



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Added by matt duffin on March 19, 2013 at 3:49pm — 1 Comment

Living with a brain injury and being Misunderstood, Maligned and Manipulated Revisited Parts 1-8 Video Presentation Series

Posted by Second Chance to Live on March 19, 2013

Hello and welcome back to Second Chance to Live my friend. In October of 2010 I wrote a series to address a topic that many of us who are living with brain injuries face every day. Many times we find ourselves being misunderstood, maligned or manipulated in ways that leave us…

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Added by Craig J. Phillips MRC, BA on March 19, 2013 at 1:50pm — No Comments

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