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Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) | Last Active: May 28, 2021 | Replies (117)
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@msa1396

My name is McKenzie i am 23 live in pillager mn i acquired my tbi a little over a year ago & then vs now is amazing i wasn't able to use my left arm at all and now im working on making it stronger which is amazing. It isnt ever easy however ive learned that your attitude& mindset plays a huge role in your recovery. Right now my biggest issue is making good choices & remembering things which i write everything down to help that. As for making better choices still working on it

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Nov 22, 2019

Welcome McKenzie @msa1396
Congratulations on being able to move your left arm again and moving forward with making it stronger. Does that mean that you can type with 2 hands now?
What types of challenges do you have with making better choices? What choices are the hardest?

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hevykevy | @hevykevy | Nov 22, 2019

Welcome McKenzie. You are so right about positive attitude and mindset. Wanting to do things again or trying to do better at what you can. If you never try, that is failure. If you try, even if it doesn't go as well as you'd like, It's still progress!
Memory issues are a common theme in this group. Writing things down has always been a key to remembering things better, I think because we involve more areas of our brain, plus, seeing it written helps. I still have to put all appointments on my phone calendar and everything else on a to do list. But even people without TBI have to do that.
Glad to hear you have made great progress and continue to improve. You have one good thing going for you...You live very close to a Fleet Farm. I am jealous. Anxious to hear more of your story.

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