Author: dawncorbelli

Today I will talk about the positive. Truly there is so much, although you might need to really look for it sometimes. Veronica, my daughter, has a severe traumatic brain injury and I have a moderate tbi. Since day one I knew that God was with us. From the time I woke up in our… Continue reading We Choose

How can you not get depressed? Although I suffer depression as well, I would like to share some of Veronica’s experiences in this blog. Since her brain injury, unfortunately, is more severe than mine, she has lost more than I have through our brain injury experience. Depression comes with brain injury. It isn’t unusual for… Continue reading Depression and Brain Injury

Fatigue is one of the most commonly reported effects after a brain injury. Unlike “normal” fatigue, which is time limited and alleviated by rest, the intense feeling of fatigue after brain injury may be present most of the time and can have a significant impact on quality of life. Fatigue is a feeling of exhaustion,… Continue reading Not Today

Many people who have brain injuries tend to act on impulse. What does that mean exactly? Acting on impulse is spontaneous. There is no consideration to how it could affect others or even oneself, for that matter. There is no wondering about how you’ll feel about it later. It is just about the here and… Continue reading Damn IT!

I participate in brain injury support groups because I feel less alone with people that go through what we as a family go through now that Veronica and I have brain injuries. This following excerpt is from another person that suffers from a brain injury, posted with their permission, using no names. I want to… Continue reading THIS is How Brain Injury Feels