This article marks the 1800th article that I have written for Second Chance to Live since February 6, 2007. Back Story My name is Craig J. Phillips. I was in an automobile accident with my Dad, Mom and Brother when I was 10 years old in 1967. I sustained an open skull fracture with right frontal lobe damage, a severe brain bruise with brain stem involvement. I fractured … [Read more...]
Navigating Life with a Brain Injury and an Invisible Disability Video Presentation
Several days ago, I wrote the article, Navigating Life with a Brain Injury and an Invisible Disability. To share the information in a visual and audio format I am creating this video presentation. Following a brain injury, so many things change. Navigating life can leave us feeling alone and insecure. Alone and insecure as someone adrift in a rowboat on an open ocean … [Read more...]
Navigating Life with a Brain Injury and an Invisible Disability
Following a brain injury, so many things change. Navigating life can leave us feeling alone and insecure. Alone and insecure as someone adrift in a rowboat on an open ocean without rows. For individuals who learn better through watching and listening, I have created a video presentation of this article. To watch and listen to the article, click on this link: Navigating … [Read more...]
Second Chance to Live 10 Year Anniversary Connecting the Pieces to Create a Good Life
In October 2009 and to be of service to individuals whose primary language is not English, I have created a tool to translate articles written and published on Second Chance to Live. Below are links to each of the languages represented in the created tool. To translate Second Chance to Live click on the below highlighted language link: Albanian Arabic Bulgarian Catalan … [Read more...]
Brain Injury Resources
Living with the impact of a brain injury can have the effect of stripping away our hope. Living with the impact of a brain injury can have the effect of taking away our power. But there is Hope and Power Let me share what I discovered On August 11, 1967, when I was 10 years old, I sustained an open skull fracture and a severe brain injury. Following my brain injury and for … [Read more...]