One thing that I remember from my TBI decades ago was that I was so narrow in my focus of getting back to who I was, that I didn't see that I was still me. Brain injuries smack us around emotionally and cognitively. In some ways I'm better emotionally than before, when I had high walls that kept people out. I do have aphasia, but everyone has work arounds for abilities that are less. Even without injuries, it is important to keep learning and moving.