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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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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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…

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…

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…

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. …

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?…

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…

Posted by Second Chance to Live on February 27, 2013

As you may know, I created Second Chance to Live on February 6, 2007 at the encouragement of a friend. One of the foundations that I decided to build upon through Second Chance to Live was and is the power of identification. Because I experienced the profound impact of the…

This will be the fourth year I've attended the TBI Awareness Day on Capitol Hill.  I strongly encourage all survivors who are able to please attend and speak with your representatives.  This year, brain injury awareness day on Capitol Hill will be held on Wednesday, March 13, 2013. As in years past, there will be an awareness fair, briefing and reception. The full schedule for the day is as follows:

10:00 AM – 2:00 PM - Brain Injury Awareness Fair - 1st Floor Foyer,…

Some of the losses we deal with on this path with TBI cannot be measured...

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Posted by Second Chance to Live on February 10, 2013

In today’s video presentation, I would like to share some thing with you that is helping me to develop fine motor skills. As I have shared with you in the past, I am a student of the martial arts. I train in the martial arts for various reasons, among which is to increase…

I know where I have been and what I have been through to get to where I am today. I also know that I am not alone and that possibly millions of people have had similar experiences of 'falling through the net' and feeling as though they have lost their soul...

A couple of years ago I wrote a book about how life works. Some would call it a 'spiritual' book, but, for me, it was simply about stating experience and my understanding. I sent the first three chapters to 'Hay House' - the…

Posted by Second Chance to Live on January 29, 2013



Hello and welcome back to Second Chance to Live. Several days ago I wrote and article by the title of Approval Seeking, People Pleasing, Anxiety and Hope. Today I created a video presentation of this article.



To watch the video presentation of this article, please click on the following link …

Posted by Second Chance to Live on January 23, 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. In today’s article, I would like to introduce the video presentation of my article, Second Chance to Live Peer…

To assist my non-English speaking friends I have created a tool that will translate Second Chance to Live into your home language.  

The languages that Second Chance to Live can be translated into are listed below. Simply click on your language and Second Chance to Live will be converted into your language.  …

When I created Second Chance to Live, I decided to create a Site Map to list the articles that I would write and publish on Second Chance to Live. That Site Map contains active links to each of the articles that I have written. Each article title is an active link, that by clicking will take you to the actual article.

With prayer and meditation, I got the idea to also create a Site Map for my…

Posted by Second Chance to Live on January 19, 2013

Hello and welcome back to Second Chance to Live. Several years ago I wrote an article under a different title. Today I feel led to share the content of that article under…

My name is Craig Sears and I am a survivor of Traumatic Brain Injury; In the early 1990's I became a member of Connecticut's class action lawsuit working along with the Connecticut Brain Injury Association advocating for Connecticut's Acquired Brain Injury/Traumatic Brain Injury (ABI) Medicaid Waiver.

As you may know I have had a lot of problems with the state o f Connecticut Department of Social Services (DSS) taking advantage of me. It has become very obvious they are also doing it…