Wonder if you ever feel this way? Jan, a TBI survivor, wrote this 'spot-on' poem. See what you think.... On the outside You see me as normal On the inside I see how non-normal I am. On the outside I appear involved in the discussion On the inside I see how furiously my brain is [...]
By Robert Lyons, Traumatic Brain Injury Survivor, 1990 I lived the vast majority of my life in the Milwaukee area, so I was familiar with places that have a fairly severe winter. Besides being cold and snowy, the days were shorter, so we did not see too much sunshine. I longed for the promise of springtime. In [...]
Hi Friends, How do you thrive in the midst of brain injury? In the midst of trauma or simple difficulties? Take a gander at Patti Foster's acrostic...what would you say? How would you encourage others through what you have been through? What word or phrase would you add to T? H? R? I? V? E? [...]
by Patti Foster, TBI Survivor, Author/Inspirational Communicator During the beginning of March, I was privileged to travel to Holland and spend some quality time with people from around the world who do much in the field of brain-injury research and intervention. Dr Andrew I.R. Maas – Professor and Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital [...]
Dr Deana H Adams and brain-injury survivor of East Texas, Patti Foster – leaders of the nonprofit organization, Hope After Brain Injury (HABI), have been invited to present, “Coping Strategies of Traumatic Brain Injury: Survivors and Primary Caregivers” at the Eleventh World Congress on Brain Injury of the International Brain Injury Association (IBIA), on March [...]
By Bob Lyons; Traumatic Brain Injury Survivor, 10-1990 After prayer and reflection, I have decided that my accident is a continual challenge to improve myself. Only by the Grace of God, I have noticed gradual, yet steady improvements in the cognitive, emotional, physical, social and spiritual aspects of my wonderful, at certain times challenging life. [...]
I love new beginnings, don't you? A dear friend of mine used to say, "I love to be on the ground floor of something." And, if you think about it, we are on the ground floor of a new year, a new beginning, a new adventure! So, hold on tight....watch the journey unfold around you. [...]
What an exciting season! Christmas, Hanukkah, New Year's...all celebrate new life, new beginnings, new hope. And although we have stress during these high-energy events, they are not without hope....we are alive. We have breath. We live in relative comfort. We are loved. Please embrace this season as a new coat on a cold day! Remember [...]
Just came across this bit about Attitude from Chuck Swindoll...fitting for all season of life... "The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than [...]
Hope After Brain Injury brings more hope to DFW at their 2nd Annual Conference, “Life-long Learning: Long-term Strategies for Traumatic Brain Injury” Saturday, November 14th in Arlington at 301 South Center Street from 9 until 2. To register call, 817-983-1087 Hope to see ya there! Speakers: Dr. Mike Stedham, Executive Director of The Center [...]