As many of you know, Veronica and I are in our fifth year of teaching high school students about traumatic brain injuries. Dr. Nunley was our neuropsychologist when we sustained our brain injuries 18 years ago and we are still in touch with him today, even now that he has retired. He is the only… Continue reading It’s a Win for Two Survivors
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What I Think When I Think of Suicide
When the subject of suicide comes up, my husband always says, “What a selfish thing to do.” That tells me he doesn’t understand the state of mind one is in at the time he/she is considering it. It is a subject that unfortunately often comes up when one has a mental illness or brain injury.… Continue reading What I Think When I Think of Suicide
Independence After Brain Injury
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
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 