To watch and listen to a video presentation of this article, click on this link: Living My Life with a Brain Injury, but Whose Life am I Really Living? Video Presentation Living life with a brain injury can be confusing and baffling, both for those who love us and for ourselves. In the process, we may find that we are trading our judgment for other people's … [Read more...]
Second Chance to Live – 11th Year Anniversary – Empowering the Individual
Today, February 6, 2018 marks the 11th year anniversary of Second Chance to Live. If you are not familiar with my process my traumatic brain injury (open and depressed skull fracture, right frontal lobe dame, a severe brain bruise with brain stem involvement and a left femur (thigh bone) fracture occurred in 1967 in a motor vehicle accident. I remained in a coma for 3 weeks … [Read more...]
Opening and Moving through a Door to Create New Possibilities
"When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed-door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us." Helen Keller In a recent article, Opening the Door to Hope; I spoke to the need to face and address loss. Loss that I am powerless to change. Loss that interferes with my ability to move on with life. What I … [Read more...]
Brain Injury, Adversity and Healing in Recovery
Have you ever wondered, "Why has this happened to me?" Have you ever asked, "Will this ever end?" I have my friend. And then I need to remember... Throughout my lifetime I have experienced adversity in my mind, body, spirit and emotions. As I experienced adversity in my mind, body, spirit and emotions I have been motivated to look for solutions. Solutions to enhance my healing … [Read more...]
Empowering the Individual, Not the Brain Injury
Hello and welcome back to Second Chance to Live my friend. I am happy to have you around my table. Thank you. Following a brain injury, once external wounds have healed; individuals can feel helpless. What was once familiar becomes foreign. Living with what is foreign can leave the individual questioning life itself. Once clear vision and dreams now are clouded. Consequently, … [Read more...]