So, things don’t always turn out as you plan. It was the day for me and our two grown daughters to go camping. Greg called home before we left to tell me we needed to go to the emergency room because he was having chest pain. That was horrifying! After many tests and an overnight… Continue reading We Did Camp
Author: dawncorbelli
It Was a Win for Me
There are so many details. It’s hard to make choices. I want to go camping with my two grown daughters and as you know Veronica and I have brain injuries. My older daughter feels responsible for taking care of us, for our safety, and she must spend extra energy just needing to repeat herself so… Continue reading It Was a Win for Me
He Visits Me
Do you think the people you love come to visit you after they die? This is not about brain injury this week, but it is something on my mind. Almost two years ago, my dad was living in a nursing home. He had pneumonia, was given antibiotics, healed from it, and got it again… Continue reading He Visits Me
Take the confusion out of taking medications
So many of us take medications, and they can be hard to keep track of. Let us start by having a pill organizer with compartments needed to store the medications. Because filling them is a difficult task for me to keep track of for Veronica and me, and I have mastered it, I am going… Continue reading Take the confusion out of taking medications
The Doctor’s Office
There are so many things that can be done to make this brain injury life easier. I will start today with Doctor Visits. If you suffer memory loss: Take someone you trust to the doctor appointment with you. If you must go alone, take paper or a notebook, and something to write with, to the… Continue reading The Doctor’s Office

