← Return to Adult Life after a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

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@cjackura

Hi, thanks for sharing. I was in a head-on car collision 2 years ago, and I'm struggling to live a normal life. I broke so many bones we never even counted, and have undergone 9 surgeries in the last 2 years.I have rods and screws in my back and my life is full of pain from the various injuries. I walk, ride a stationary bike, and swim. I also struggle everyday with the thought of what I used to be like. I was a junior high school teacher and a marathon runner. Now I'm a disabled middle-aged woman. I also suffer from depression. Going to weddings is very difficult for me also. Riding in a car can be difficult, and I really limit freeway driving. Because of the chronic pain in my back my doctor has limited how much sitting I should do. It is comforting to hear that there are others that have such similar symptoms, and it makes me feel a little less crazy.

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I was touched by your comment that you struggle everyday with the thought of what you used to be like. I do the same. It is like the loss of a good friend. I can feel myself moving thru a process of loss and grieving. And even still disbelief. I work with intention to let go of that attachment to my lost self, the best reminder is when I can just feel the geatfulness of being still alive. I don't know why I am here, but I am greatful to have enough life to figure this new life out. I suffer the loss of my "previous" brain, but find some joy and good energy in the challenge of the "new." That is the past me. I was ALWAYS like that. Insatiably curious. I appreciate all of you so much.