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Post-COVID Recovery & COVID-19 | Last Active: Mar 15 5:02pm | Replies (58)
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I had a moderate traumatic brain injury 30 years ago, a not-fun learning experience on the brain and rewiring. It is easy to lose onself with a brain injury, and the path back is hard work and time. I'm glad that you covid-associated brain injury is improving. My head injury took about 2 years to get to ~80% and some years after that to approach 100% (still a few loose marbles). The brain is like a muscle in that if you don't use it, you lose ...parts. My rewiring was helped by concurrently writing my PhD dissertation, neither of which helped my social skills.
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I’m sorry you had a brain injury, my LC doctor has likened Covid brain damage to traumatic brain injury.
It took hard work to relearn very basic skills (left shoe versus right, why the light switch doesn’t turn on the faucet, etc.) One perk: any movie or tv show I watched during those 16 months was not recorded as memory into my brain. So rewatching feels like the very first time!
However, I did lose precious memories, and I lost time, which was creepy. Hours of my life were unaccounted for, they were never recorded by my brain as lived experiences. It makes me sad that I cannot share some memories with my husband.
I'm beyond impressed that you completed your PhD dissertation during your brain injury recovery! I invented some games that helped me, plus mnemonics and crossword puzzles. And I’ll never forget the first book I was able to read - 18 months after my acute infection.
Take care.