Author: dawncorbelli

Do you ever feel worse after talking to someone else that also has a family member with a brain injury? I had a conversation with someone recently that has a grown child with a brain injury, too, but from birth, not at the age of 15 like our daughter. I felt like no matter what… Continue reading Don’t Compare Yourself

Recently I was at the gym and needed a reminder on how to use one of the machines I have been using for the past few months. For some reason, that day I just couldn’t remember how. I told the gym manager that I have memory loss due to my brain injury. “You’d think after… Continue reading And Then She Danced

Doctors saying you have a mild traumatic brain injury can be misleading because there is nothing mild about it. Mild-not severe, serious, or harsh Resource: Oxford Languages, Mild I am going to define concussion, mild, moderate, and severe traumatic brain injuries. Mild traumatic brain injury-concussion-loss of consciousness for 30 minutes or less. A concussion is… Continue reading Mild, Moderate, Severe TBI’s

My 31-year-old daughter Veronica had trouble pumping gas yesterday. She felt so bad. She couldn’t get my money card to work. The questions on the screen confused her. Then she couldn’t get the gas to flow out of the pump handle. You had to hold it just right or the gas wouldn’t pump. Finicky pump.… Continue reading Just One Thing

So many do not realize the fear that comes with taking care of an at-risk adult with a brain injury. When a person has a brain injury it is often not possible to understand or even know the deficits the brain injured person has until put in actual situations and their common sense is tested.… Continue reading The Fear Never Ends