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A Little Black and Blue Heart
Some of the losses we deal with on this path with TBI cannot be measured...
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Added by Resilient Heart on February 20, 2013 at 4:46pm — No Comments
Pain?
There are days that I wake up and feel as good as I did before TBI. On those days I forget that it ever happened and am happy to be alive. But there are days that I wake up and feel as if the pressure in my scull will burst it open and as if an icepick is in my eye and large needles are stuck all the right side of my body. Occasionally I feel as if my right side is covered in fire ant that are biting me and crawling about at the sometime. This is how I exist a majority of the time. It…
ContinueAdded by Inez on March 4, 2011 at 7:30pm — 2 Comments
Inspiration
I worked as an assistant to a quadriplegic who was the general manager of a nonprofit. He taught me many things about disability and how to cope. The first was to be aware of how your physical appearance affected others. He could not use his hands but in meetings it is customary to shake hands. He would wear and large gold watch on his wrist to help people to move past his shriveled hand and have something to compliment him on when they were asked to shake his hand. The gold watch made…
ContinueAdded by Inez on February 28, 2011 at 7:30pm — 3 Comments
Achieving Huge Milestones while Living with a Disability
Achieving Huge Milestones while Living with a Disability
Posted by secondchancetolive on February 10, 2011
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Living with a disability and Feeling Different Part 1
Living with a disability and Feeling Different Part 1
Posted by secondchancetolive on December 21, 2010
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Living with a Disability and Accomplishing Greatness
Hello and welcome back to Second Chance to Live. I am happy to have you around my table. I have been
doing some research on celebrities living with brain injuries and other kinds of “disabilities. During the course of my research I read about the lives of other famous people who – while living with various disabilities – achieved great success in their chosen field and passion.
doing some research on celebrities living with brain injuries and other kinds of “disabilities. During the course of my research I read about the lives of other famous people who – while living with various disabilities – achieved great success in their chosen field and passion.
“People of…
ContinueAdded by Craig J. Phillips MRC, BA on August 19, 2010 at 8:30pm — 5 Comments
Living with a brain injury and Feeling like a Weed Part 2
Added by Craig J. Phillips MRC, BA on August 19, 2010 at 8:07pm — 1 Comment
Living with a brain injury and the Fable of the Tortoise and the Hare
Posted by secondchancetolive on June 11, 2010
Hello and welcome back to Second Chance to Live. I am happy to see that you decided to stop by to visit with me. Thank you. Over the past several days I have been writing a series Living with a brain injury and Having Options. Last night I began thinking about the story of the Tortoise and the Hare. Although I have not finished… ContinueAdded by Craig J. Phillips MRC, BA on June 11, 2010 at 7:00pm — 1 Comment
Living with a brain injury and Having Options Part 1
Living with a brain injury and Having Options
Part 1
Posted by secondchancetolive on June 8, 2010
Hello and welcome back to Second…
Added by Craig J. Phillips MRC, BA on June 8, 2010 at 4:42pm — No Comments
Second Chance to Live and the Australasian Rehabilitation Nurses’ Association
Posted by secondchancetolive on June 6, 2010
Hello and welcome back to Second Chance to Live my friend. Last night I shared some great news with you concerning Second Chance to Live and CDS at the University of Hawai’i. Earlier…
Added by Craig J. Phillips MRC, BA on June 6, 2010 at 7:00pm — 2 Comments
Second Chance to Live and CDS at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa
Posted by secondchancetolive on June 4, 2010
Hello and welcome back to Second Chance to Live my friend. Tonight I want to share some great news with you. The Center on Disability Studies at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa has added Second Chance to Live to the list of their related links. Click…
Added by Craig J. Phillips MRC, BA on June 6, 2010 at 7:00pm — No Comments
A Link to Second Chance to Live
Hi Friends,
I hope you are all doing well and that you are having a nice weekend. I am doing well. Doing the footwork and trusting the process -- one day at a time.
Last week, during the online chat I was asked if I have posted a link to my web log on my page on the TBI Survivors Network. I told the person who asked me, that I did not have a specific link to Second Chance to Live on my page at the TBI Survivors Network.
Because I… Continue
I hope you are all doing well and that you are having a nice weekend. I am doing well. Doing the footwork and trusting the process -- one day at a time.
Last week, during the online chat I was asked if I have posted a link to my web log on my page on the TBI Survivors Network. I told the person who asked me, that I did not have a specific link to Second Chance to Live on my page at the TBI Survivors Network.
Because I… Continue
Added by Craig J. Phillips MRC, BA on May 8, 2010 at 8:00pm — 2 Comments
Traumatic Brain Injury -- You are not Alone Part 1
Traumatic Brain Injury — You are not alone
Part 1
Posted by secondchancetoliveon April 7, 2010
Through my process and in my experience I have discovered an undeniable truth. There is… Continue
Added by Craig J. Phillips MRC, BA on April 12, 2010 at 2:11pm — No Comments
Traumatic Brain Injury -- You are not Alone Part 2
Traumatic Brain Injury — You are not alone Part 2
Posted by secondchancetolive on April 8, 2010
Please read… Continue
Added by Craig J. Phillips MRC, BA on April 12, 2010 at 1:30pm — 2 Comments
Traumatic Brain Injury -- You are not Alone Part 3
Traumatic Brain Injury — You are not alone Part 3
Posted by secondchancetolive on April 9, 2010Please read…
ContinueAdded by Craig J. Phillips MRC, BA on April 12, 2010 at 1:30pm — 12 Comments
Traumatic Brain Injury — Stress, Anxiety and Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Part 1
Posted by secondchancetolive on November 20, 2009
Hello and welcome back to Second Chance to Live. I am happy to see that you decided to stop by to visit with me. A few days ago I received a request to write an article addressing stress related to the holiday season. In the following article I will address several of the factors that I believe impact the lives of brain injury survivors during the holiday season.
In 2 weeks Thanksgiving will be upon us, then 3 weeks later… Continue
Hello and welcome back to Second Chance to Live. I am happy to see that you decided to stop by to visit with me. A few days ago I received a request to write an article addressing stress related to the holiday season. In the following article I will address several of the factors that I believe impact the lives of brain injury survivors during the holiday season.
In 2 weeks Thanksgiving will be upon us, then 3 weeks later… Continue
Added by Craig J. Phillips MRC, BA on November 21, 2009 at 2:30pm — No Comments
My Struggle living with an Invisible Disability Revisited — Part 1
Posted by secondchancetolive on March 19, 2009
In August 2007 I wrote this 4 part series. In lieu of what transpired with Natasha Richardson and the subject matter of traumatic brain injury being discussed as an invisible disability — ABC Radio San Francisco AM 810 on March 18, 2009 — I decided to reprint this 5 part series in its entirety.
My Struggle… Continue
In August 2007 I wrote this 4 part series. In lieu of what transpired with Natasha Richardson and the subject matter of traumatic brain injury being discussed as an invisible disability — ABC Radio San Francisco AM 810 on March 18, 2009 — I decided to reprint this 5 part series in its entirety.
My Struggle… Continue
Added by Craig J. Phillips MRC, BA on May 13, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments
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