Hello and welcome back to Second Chance to Live my friend. I am happy to have you around my table. Several days ago I wrote this article, Living with a Brain Injury — “it’s all up in your head” — Lest I be lulled back into Denial. To share the information with individuals who learn more effectively through watching and listening, I create video presentations of my articles. … [Read more...]
The Benefits of Telling One's Story as a Traumatic Brain Injury Survivor
By Second Chance to Live
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...]
Traumatic Brain Injury and Learning how to Love and Accept Myself Part 6
By Second Chance to Live
Please read the Introduction to this article on Part 1 as I wrote Traumatic Brain Injury and Denial — My Perspective as a TBI Survivor 2 1/2 years ago. Thank you. If you have not already read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5 please do so at this time before reading Part 6. Thank you. And now for Part 6. Traumatic Brain Injury and Denial — My Perspective as a TBI … [Read more...]
My Struggle living with an Invisible Disability Revisited — Part 1
By Second Chance to Live
In August 2007 I wrote this 4 part series. In lieu of what transpired with Natasha Richardson and the subject matter of traumatic brain injury being discussed as an invisible disability — on ABC Radio San Francisco KGO AM 810 March 18, 2009 — I decided to reprint this 4 part series in its entirety. My Struggle Living with an Invisible Disability The perspective that I … [Read more...]