Author: dawncorbelli

There are more than 5.3 million individuals in the United States who are living with a permanent brain injury-related disability. That’s one in every 60 people. At least 2.8 million Americans sustain traumatic brain injuries in the United States every year. Source: 2023 Brain Injury Association of America. Brain Injury Awareness Month. Brain Injury Awareness… Continue reading Do Not Say This to a Brain Injured Person

When it comes to doling out medication to our loved ones, or even ourselves, it can and is extremely difficult, even impossible for many. I am a survivor and caregiver. I have a moderate traumatic brain injury and my daughter has a severe traumatic brain injury from the same car accident 15 years ago, Feb.… Continue reading To the Rescue

“I’m a burden.” she said. Words a mother never wants to hear come out of her child’s mouth. I spoke to a friend about our trials this week and she wrote, “I can only imagine how difficult it was to hear someone you love more than yourself ask you why you let them save her.”… Continue reading “Why Did You Let the Doctors Save Me?” She Cried

All Veronica did was ask if I had green nail polish. I told her “No.” And in that second it hit me. I finally know why I was so angry and that now it is time to forgive myself for my actions. A few years ago I threw a bag of nail supplies, an entire… Continue reading Why Did I React This Way?

The world moves too fast sometimes, and that’s when we must pull back the reigns and rest. Sometimes the good and healthy things in life are hard to find time for. Many people have trouble finding balance in their lives. It is a juggling act for all of us. Fatigue is what gets in my… Continue reading Injured Brains Need Extra Rest