I to was in an automobile accident 10years ago. someone hit us head on going
60mph. The first 2 years were difficult but I have to say that taking it just
one day at a time, alot of faith and alot of work to make my brain relearn
things, I got better. It was and at times still is difficult because I could
walk and talk but word finding, short term memory and even some of the old
memories were not there. The brain is a miraculous part of us.
I did a lot of reading, could not necessarily remember what I read but I figured
that I would keep adding the vocabulary back to the brain. Patience became a
virtue. My brain injury had been upgraded from mild to moderate as the docs
realized the extent. Today, I can now multitask again, short term memory is
better but sleep is still a problem. that was the area that never really got
better.
Just remember baby steps are really great in the beginning. Then it becomes
toddler steps and suddenly you will be back to strides. But time really does
heal...just not as fast as you want it...rats
susan
--- In Traumatic_Brain_Injury@yahoogroups.com, franceil <franceil@...> wrote:
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> Hi there my husband and I have been married for a year and a half. He is 59
and I am 49. He was in a motorcycle wreck on December 28, 2008 and has incurred
a Tramautic Brain Injury for which we are going through Outpatient Rehab at this
time. The havoc this has created in our lives is unlike anything I have ever
experienced. Somedays I don't know how we will survive. Just thought I would
introduce myself to the group.
> Franceil
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