Hi all.  I am new here.  I was in a near fatal accident nearly eight years ago.  I had the grave misfortune of colliding into six dead Wild Boar on highway one, just outside of Carmel, CA.  I suffered a TBI.  My main problem now is that I cannot walk.  Not because of loss of limbs.  As I am strong and I can stand and move my legs.  I am ataxic and just fall over.  No balance at all.  Anyone else have this problem?  If so,, what can be done for it? ADDABAD@AOL.COM

Traumatic Brain Injury – Keep Swinging at the Fences

 

Posted by Second Chance to Live on June 26, 2011

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My caregiver is good with the cooking, laundry, physical care stuff, but NO emotional support. It's awful and makes my recovery so much moreifficult. Have googles this topic, but can find nothing about "bad" caregivers. Anyone have this problem? Don't know how to change it. Tried opwnly and nicely communicating about it, but he says nothing ir gets defensive, annoyed, and angry. Help.

I think the hardest part of understanding neurological injury recovery is to actually comprehend what is going on in the brain.

 

Think about our brains. It is where we reason, it sis where we store our memories and it gives us the ability to feel. Not only physical feelings, but emotional ones as well. The brain also houses our restraint and manners. It is the center of our personality. When this is damaged, there is a lot of re-routing and re figuring for the person…

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Run #1C'est la Vie Part 1 by temporallobe at Garmin Connect - Details

 

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One of the side effects of my TBI that was particularly hard to recognize was my ability to have healthy relationships. I seemed to become the constant vacuum of people who were mentally unstable and addictive personalities. This meant I was constantly subjected to emotional stress, Emotional stress that I could not escape because I wanted to be a good friend and have good friends.  It became necessary for me, with the help of my neuro-psychologist to develop a framework by which I could…

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i have a windows pc that has the card game solitare.  the hot keys are H for hint and Spacebar for return.  Ive been using it to increase my brain to finger coordination but it also helps me see possibilities i miss.  so its kind of a multilevel game this way.  i try to see how fast i can see it before hitting H and where the moving cards will go.  if you try it .....

Traumatic Brain Injury and Living with Dignity Part 1

 

Posted by Second Chance to Live on June 14, 2011

 

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I remember listening to the neurologists explain to me about Mark's brain injury. The impact of the trauma never truly registered until he was actually home. I think the thing that is the most difficult part to accept is the fact that he just doesn't feel things like he used to. That is the part that breaks my heart.



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Running Through Grand Falls New Brunswick

 

 

 

Temperature was 23 Celsius (73 Fahrenheit)

Todays run distance was 41.64 kl (25.88 miles)

Total run distance to date is 2015.47 kl or (1278.236 miles)

Song of the day. Lot's of Black Eyed Peas and a Mix of Jane's Addiction

 

Today was one of those runs that I just could not get into. I didn't want to…

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i wonder how things would be if we got just what we needed and if what we needed was not right someone would educate us as to the why.  i keep seeing tbi support groups popping up and i hate to see something like this turn into more wasted time and dollars like most things.  I'm working with the department of rehab in california not for money or for making support better for others but for finding me a job.  i have no idea how much longer i can go without since i was denied supplemental…

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