Please read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6 for context. Thank you. During the past 39 months -- after I created Second Chance to Live -- I have met some phenomenal individuals through my web log. Among these phenomenal individuals, I have met some individuals living with brain injuries, who have taken the risk to reach out to other individuals living with … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2010
Traumatic Brain Injury and Creating Community Part 6
By Second Chance to Live
Please read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5 for context. Thank you. You are not your brain injury. You are a unique individual who sustained a brain injury. You are a bright and shining star -- with gifts, talents and abilities. As you connect with other brain injury survivors -- through sharing your experience, strength and hope -- you will draw them out of their … [Read more...]
Traumatic Brain Injury and Creating Community Part 5
By Second Chance to Live
Please read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 6 for context. Thank you. In my experience I have found that people can not give to me what they do not possess. Although I may buy into the notion that I can get what I need from them, my experience has proven that I am going to the hardware store looking to by bread. What is important is that we go to the grocery store to … [Read more...]
Traumatic Brain Injury and Creating Community Part 4
By Second Chance to Live
Please read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 5, Part 6 for context. Thank you. In the process, we may acquiesce to believing, "What is the use "anyway". No one seems to take me seriously. In the process we may begin to distrust our judgement and ourselves. In the process we may trade our judgment for the judgment of a patriarchal system that wants to keep you and I dependent -- to … [Read more...]
Traumatic Brain Injury and Creating Community Part 3
By Second Chance to Live
Please read Part 1, Part 2, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6 for context. Thank you. Instead of finding community, brain injury survivors may find themselves feeling alienated and isolated from a “support” community that — in practice – provides little in the way of support, encouragement, motivation, empowerment or hope. As a consequence — over time — the brain injury survivor may … [Read more...]