Thank you Dan for adding me as friend, Have a bless day!

Hello dan, good to hear from you and wish you a beautiful day.

Warmest regards to you and yours.........from Margot

I wanted to say that the meditation you do is actually one of if not the best way to stabilize this crazy TBI mind.  I was doing that same thing a few years ago when i went into a Kung Fu school venture.  The practice was simple; sitting quietly for 10 minutes in a chair and using progessively more  challenging breathing exercises that moved the breath.  Unfortunately that business venture failed a few years ago and i havent done the practice since. 

Good morning Dan.

3 yrs ago next month, Iwas given too much Anti -coagulents (heperin) during an angioplasty for a stent placement in my LAD artery due to blockage.  There was one medical error after another.  I wam a small person, however drug company parameters are a 'one size fits all'. The night of the procedure, I began vomiting with pain behind my right eye and a severe headache.  Nevertheless I was sent home the next morning.  The subequent days were the same.  My friends were calling every day and the doctor on call said it was just the medication.  On the sixth day a friend said you have to call again and I somehow managed.  I was sent for a CT scan where it was discovered I had a intracranial brain hemorrhage in the parietal and some of the occipital lobe. I was rushed to the ER. However, we were told it was too late and nothing could be done. Long Story, short.

My deficits are I have homnymous hemianapsia (blind right down the midle of each eye to the left, agnosia (difficulty with recognition), cognitive and vestibular  issues, over saturation of too much stimuli so I can only spend approx 20 minutes in a store, etc. I can not drive or work.  Although still intelligent, my processing is slow. BUT, I am still alive, with lots of various rehab, I am still adapting  to my situation and continue to improve.  I eat well, exercise and walk a lot so I'm in great physical shape and very healthy otherwise. I am so thankful I learned about this organization. To see people who speak the same language is wonderful.  I remain optomistic although I will never be the same.

Your love of song writing makes so much sense to me.  Writing, taking time to edit is what I prefer.I noticed the TBI film festival.  Someone has a film 'You Look Great!'.

That's what I hear.  I don't have a  visible wound.  I ride transportation for disabled   which makes me thankful frequently.

Great to meet you.  I will post a pic soon.

Hi Dan. I live in Toronto, Canada. The distance between us is great, but our similar experiences bridges the distance.

I had a motorcycle accident. What about you?

Hi Dan. Thanks for your kind words.

Where are you located?

Regards.

Anthony Aquan-Assee

http://www.anthonyaquan-assee.com