We were headed to the Grand Canyon in AZ from our home in Colorado Springs, CO. We love driving trips as a family. When driving through farmland and we see cows, we claim the cows. BLBLBLBL 100. We always exaggerate the number we see. Whoever spots the cemetery first, gets all the cows. We talk… Continue reading Still So Childlike
Author: dawncorbelli
What About Our Hopes and Dreams?
What do you do with those hopes and dreams you had? So many days, Veronica will sit on the couch and cry saying she wants more freedom. She wanted to join a gym, and I joined with her because sometimes she is impulsive. A few years ago, she saw a man she was attracted to… Continue reading What About Our Hopes and Dreams?
The Energy It Takes
As many as 98% of people who have experienced a Traumatic Brain Injury have some form of fatigue. It can become a significant barrier to participating in the activities they want and need to do in daily life. Resource: Fatigue After Brain Injury biausa.org Veronica and I team teach high school students between the ages… Continue reading The Energy It Takes
The Smallest Things
I know it seems for many brain injured people, joy is a distant memory. We often become like the people we spend time with. I am a positive person who verbalizes daily the things I am happy for. I tell my family I love them and am sure to mention the things they do that… Continue reading The Smallest Things
PBA, a brain injury condition
Veronica cries when she is happy, almost all the time, for weeks now. She cries so often, several times a day many days, but only for a moment. I am glad she is happy, but her emotional lability is so extreme. We can just expect her to cry when she says, “I love my family.… Continue reading PBA, a brain injury condition
Dawn Corbelli 