Author: dawncorbelli

My name is Dawn Corbelli and I have bipolar disorder and a moderate traumatic brain injury. Many people have heard of bipolar disorder, but for those that don’t know what it is, it is a mood disorder. Another name for it is manic depression. Most people are unfortunately familiar with depression because most people have… Continue reading Mental Illness After Brain Injury

How I drank till Veronica thought I wasn’t breathing. Like many, we used to drink on the weekends with friends. I used to drink only on Fridays, but when I drank, I always knew I would get drunk. Once I had one drink it was like I couldn’t stop. This was before my brain injury.… Continue reading Drinking After Brain Injury

If you can’t laugh, you’ll drive yourself crazy. In this situation, I had to wait a couple weeks before I could find the humor. Like me, Veronica has a fire in her to educate everyone we can about brain injuries. It is our purpose now. She emailed the local news station and explained some of… Continue reading The Good, the Bad, and the Funny

As a caregiver, you are privy to a lot of surprises. In the beginning, Veronica did unexpected things, but Lord, I was happy she could do them at all. She was a soft-spoken 15-year-old before her severe traumatic brain injury. She went through about 2 months in the hospital where doctors didn’t know if she… Continue reading Survivors Can be Shocking

Perhaps you have thought about getting a dog to help you, but, like me, did not know the difference between a service dog, support dog, or a protection dog. Let me define them for you. A Service Dog is a dog of any breed, and individually trained to do work, or perform tasks for a… Continue reading Dogs for Disabilities