The article I am publishing today will be the 102nd post to this blog. It was my intention to mention this milestone at the 100th post, but I forgot. I suppose that is no big surprise for those who know me well since memory has not been my strong point since my brain injury in 1990.
When Larry first suggested I start a brain injury blog I was not that interested. Frankly, I didn’t think I had that much to say. But, as it turns out, it has been very therapeutic for me and my hope is always that some of the information I share is helpful to someone else. This has been my way to reach out to others who are struggling the way I did before I began to use memory compensatory strategies so I could become more independent and self-reliant.
In fact, that is why Larry and I wrote Brain Injury Survivor’s Guide. I was so determined to be independent again and Larry was frustrated as he tried to find the information that could help me. I did spend a few months at a brain injury rehabilitation facility which helped, but we needed something more to make life appear normal. I say “appear” normal because I know I will never be “normal”. But, using compensatory strategies has gotten me through many potentially embarrassing and frustrating situations.
I want to point you to a Brain Injury Memory Compensatory Strategies article from our Brain Injury Survivor’s Guide website. You may be able to relate to some of the frustrations expressed by the (anonymous) survivor. Even though it has been years since my brain injury, I can still relate to that feeling of being helpless and insecure.
So, I plan to continue writing blog articles until I can think of nothing else to say. And, I can assure you Larry doesn’t see that happening anytime soon.
When Larry first suggested I start a brain injury blog I was not that interested. Frankly, I didn’t think I had that much to say. But, as it turns out, it has been very therapeutic for me and my hope is always that some of the information I share is helpful to someone else. This has been my way to reach out to others who are struggling the way I did before I began to use memory compensatory strategies so I could become more independent and self-reliant.
In fact, that is why Larry and I wrote Brain Injury Survivor’s Guide. I was so determined to be independent again and Larry was frustrated as he tried to find the information that could help me. I did spend a few months at a brain injury rehabilitation facility which helped, but we needed something more to make life appear normal. I say “appear” normal because I know I will never be “normal”. But, using compensatory strategies has gotten me through many potentially embarrassing and frustrating situations.
I want to point you to a Brain Injury Memory Compensatory Strategies article from our Brain Injury Survivor’s Guide website. You may be able to relate to some of the frustrations expressed by the (anonymous) survivor. Even though it has been years since my brain injury, I can still relate to that feeling of being helpless and insecure.
So, I plan to continue writing blog articles until I can think of nothing else to say. And, I can assure you Larry doesn’t see that happening anytime soon.
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