Hi, and welcome back to Second Chance to Live. I hope you are doing well and enjoying your holiday season. I am getting ready to leave to be with my family for Christmas and New Years. As I wrote in, Hello World, my Dad passed away on January 10th earlier this year. The holiday season will subsequently be both a joyful time as my Mom, brother, his wife and I spend time together … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2007
Traumatic Brain Injury and Parents
Hi and welcome back to Second Chance to Live my friend. I am happy you decided to stop by and visit with me. As I have mentioned in previous posts I attend support group meetings. The format of the meetings typically involves one member bringing a topic before the group. Once the topic is introduced, the meeting proceeds and each person attending the meeting has several minutes … [Read more...]
Traumatic Brain Injury and Vines—Part 2
Please read Part 1. Thank you. Through my recovery process, I have found freedom in a progressive manner. No one is to blame. As I have been able to own my sadness, the vines have slowly lost their hold upon my life. Please read my post, Displaced Sadness. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross in her book, On Death and Dying talks about the five stages of grief. Grieving is not limited to the … [Read more...]
Traumatic Brain Injury and Vines – Part 1
Hi and welcome back to Second Chance to Live my friend. I am happy to see you decided to stop by and visit with me. You are always welcome at my table. Over the last week, I received several comments from a visitor that spawned an interest to revisit previous posts from Second Chance to Live. The goal is to identify hot spots and provide practical solutions to living life on … [Read more...]
Traumatic Brain Injury –The Power of It — Discussion
Hi Friends, Yesterday I wrote a post, Traumatic Brain Injury and the Power of It and thought I would include the post below to generate discussion. You and I are confronted with our own "it", our unique "it" because we are unique people. The way in which we chose to address our "it" invariably will impact the quality of our lives. Although we may feel stuck because of our "it", … [Read more...]
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