Author: dawncorbelli

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

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