Author: dawncorbelli

The frontal lobe also controls executive function, which regulates brain activity for tasks like cognition, time management, attention span and focus, planning and organization, memory recall, inhibition control, multitasking, and interpretation of experience. When executive function is impaired, behavior becomes erratic. Lack of control affects patients’ ability to function in daily activities such as going… Continue reading Out of My Control

It’s good to face painful memories head on. In the end, it gives you power over them. And what a good feeling that is. Power over fear. I’ll take it every time. As you may know by now, Veronica has a severe traumatic brain injury and I have a moderate tbi. We are 15 yrs… Continue reading Power Over Fear

My new psychiatrist looked at me sideways, lowering his eyebrows, when I told him I am on Naltrexone. He asked me what I am on it for. I told him it is used because of my brain injury. I go from calm to super angry in a matter of two seconds. I call it going… Continue reading Doctors Don’t Know Everything

Can you imagine going through life, not knowing how to use money? Money to Veronica, our severely brain injured daughter, is like monopoly money. It has no value. For the first few years after Veronica’s severe brain injury, she just held her money out in her hand and let the cashier take what was needed.… Continue reading Overdrawn Again

Just me in my bedroom, alone, no fan, no TV. Just the tick of the clock and my warm cup of coffee sitting up against the pillows with my covers over my legs. Two days ago, I really overdid it. I have a tendency to push myself. 15 years into this brain injury journey and… Continue reading Down and Out