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Adult Life after a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) | Last Active: Dec 3 3:08pm | Replies (187)Comment receiving replies
Hello, wow your story is similar to mine. But I can't even remember certain words to say what I mean. I was a physician's assistant and a lab tech, also medical terminologist. Use to be in charge of the nursing staff. Now my mind is like mush, confused at times, sentences are difficult. I cannot help or be the mother I use to be, it's soooo frustrating. I'm exhausted all the time from not sleeping well etc. Much more
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Your post rings true for my life and many others. Please remember you are not alone, and I am so glad you shared with us. Such a difficult journey with no absolute idea of how we will fare through any of this. I consider life to be a mystery and everyday to be a gift. Sometimes it all feels new, even though I'm sure its not. And often times I don't understand everything around me, but I'm still just so grateful to have this life to live. Thank you for being part of this!
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Yes, the word thing. Sometimes an out of context word will pop out. I do a lot of posting on FB just to keep writing and thinking and replying. We live out on a lake so conversational opportunities are somewhat limited. I play Bananagram a word game much like Scrabble with a dictionary close by to help me. This game can be done alone, which I prefer because I have trouble keeping up with others.
You have family still at home which I envy a bit. I know how difficult that must be. When our three grown sons come back for lake life activities in summertime everyone knows that Grama cannot keep up. We also have adult grandkids now who step up.