Teaching high school students about brain injuries has been a blessing for Veronica and me. We have met literally thousands of new people. We have taught students, teachers, and counselors things they didn’t know. So many of them have already had concussions/traumatic brain injuries (TBI). We have taught well over 60 classes in the past… Continue reading We Know Our Truth
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Increasing My Awareness
Do you talk about your brain injury to family and friends? I never thought about it as a problem because I am constantly teaching others about so many aspects of it. I am using my education and experience for the positive. I feel like I have gotten to certain milestones so much later than some… Continue reading Increasing My Awareness
What About Our Hopes and Dreams?
What do you do with those hopes and dreams you had? So many days, Veronica will sit on the couch and cry saying she wants more freedom. She wanted to join a gym, and I joined with her because sometimes she is impulsive. A few years ago, she saw a man she was attracted to… Continue reading What About Our Hopes and Dreams?
Traveling Alone
Veronica has a severe traumatic brain injury and is high functioning. But what does that really mean-high functioning? For Veronica it means being too trusting, confident, even when mistaken. She cannot drive, work, lives at home, and we have guardianship of her. She can take care of herself 100% physically when it comes to self-care… Continue reading Traveling Alone
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy
!6 years ago, my daughter and I were in a horrific car accident that left us both brain injured. Three weeks I was hospitalized and upon coming home I found myself sitting in a small space between our China hutch and the dining room table mistakenly thinking I was squished in our wrecked car. I… Continue reading Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy
Dawn Corbelli 