Independence is something many brain injured people no longer get to experience. Veronica is tired of living with “old” retired people. She is bored. We have guardianship of her, and her poor decisions and impulsiveness are the reason for it. Not long ago we allowed her to go to a bar with a friend and… Continue reading Independence After Brain Injury
Author: dawncorbelli
You Just can’t Keep Us Corbelli’s Down
Today is our family’s 18th rebirthday. It is the day Veronica and I came very close to losing our lives in a horrific car accident. So, I usually read while I drink my coffee in the morning as I am often up before the rest of my family. Not today. I can’t concentrate on the… Continue reading You Just can’t Keep Us Corbelli’s Down
More than billing frustrations: Resources to help
Navigating medical appointments, bills and filling out important paperwork can be hard for anyone. But so many times for brain injured people, it can be impossible. My journey through successfully finding resources this week. When a brain injured person, much less many others, receives a bill, big or small, they often sweat it out wondering… Continue reading More than billing frustrations: Resources to help
My Nervous System
Sometimes brain injured people have reactions that even they do not understand. After 17 yrs into my recovery I still have symptoms that lead to personal experiences I would not expect to have. This small outburst I had wasn’t nearly as bad as some I have experienced in the past. When our loved ones don’t… Continue reading My Nervous System
My Grief
I have been reading my old journals. Well, today I read about when my kids were small, and I had forgotten so much. I don’t know if my writing is different now because I am older or brain injured. I was going to college then and my thoughts were so clear. My vocabulary was more… Continue reading My Grief
Dawn Corbelli 