My friend Trina Tbi Chambers-Bradlee posted some thing on her Facebook page that prompted me to write this article: “Does anyone feel like sharing their story? It can be quite liberating, and inspiring to others...for us to share how we were injured. I think my Survival Story is still pinned to the top of the page...But I'd be interested to hear anyone else's, if anyone feels … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2014
Why are Brain Injury Professionals Not Listening to Brain Injury Survivors?
By Second Chance to Live
Hello and welcome back to Second Chance to Live my friend. I am happy to have you around my table. Recently my friend Ken Collins posted a Facebook message, " Over the years some of the biggest obstacles I have had to overcome are from professionals in the field of brain injury. There have been many times when my words about my recovery have fell on deaf ears. This is something … [Read more...]
Living with an Invisible Disability — Accepting Ourselves when Other People Can’t
By Second Chance to Live
Hello and welcome back to Second Chance to Live my friend. I am happy to have you around my table. As you may know, I sustained my brain injury in 1967. Once the external wounds healed, the impact of my traumatic brain injury was never again factored into the difficulties that I experienced for the next 39 years. Consequently, I found myself living with bewildering conundrum of … [Read more...]
Finding Freedom to Love and Accept Our self as an Individual
By Second Chance to Live
I wrote this article in April of 2007. What I share in this article helped and continues to help me to love and accept myself as an individual. The Power of Identification Welcome back and I am so glad you decided to stop by and rest. You are a gift to me. I am fired up about a particular topic today. I have been fired up about this topic for most of my life. As a person with a … [Read more...]