Guiseppe Penone is an Italian artist and sculptor, known for his large-scale sculptures of trees. In the attached picture, Guiseppe Penone carves out a young tree with an older tree to reveal its past, showing us what once grew inside so that it...
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There is a lot of attention on the Olympic games. Rightfully so as these athletes have all trained very hard to cope with some extreme challenges. Many brain injury Survivors might also feel as if they have had to compete in an Olympic...
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“Some days you feel so-so, and some days you feel downright awful. But you wade through those days to get to the one or two days a week that satisfy you.” Our physical world is made up of energy that is carried by repeating patterns called...
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True nobility to a Brain Injury Survivor is being better than their previous self. The dedication, commitment, and the hard work needed to recover is often invisible and unknown to most others. Brain Injury Survivors may share some of the...
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I had a terrible sleep last night. I only got 3 broken hours of sleep so obviously I woke up feeling horrible. My neuropsychologist suggested I try “grounding” to help me feel better in the morning and to help me with my sleep. After...
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It is unfortunate that society has an obsession with things such as “the best looking”, “the wealthiest”, “the smartest”, “the most educated”, etc. The constant exposure to perfection in the media...
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A Brain Injury is an invisible disability. The term disability includes a wide variety of conditions. The Ontario Human Rights Commission states that a “disability may be the result of combination of impairments” and it is also...
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It has been 24 years since my near-death experience where I sustained a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and lay in a deep coma for two weeks. I also sustained numerous life-threatening internal injuries which led my neurosurgeon as well as the...
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A Brain Injury Survivor is so incredibly strong. What a survivor has to deal with on a daily basis causes them to lose their identity in the world. This would scare the hell out of anyone. Living with a Brain Injury has been a...
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One important key to surviving a TBI is being able to adapt to the many changes that a Survivor must now face. If you are a TBI Survivor you have survived something that is unbelievable. I admire your strength and courage. My mother once told me...
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A Brain Injury Survivor needs to learn how to Play to their Strengths. In fact, this is important for everyone. We have much more to gain when we focus on our strengths than if we try to repair our weaknesses. As we go through life we often...
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A Brain Injury Survivor experiences many challenges that the rest of the world may not notice. A few of the challenges that Survivors face include frequent sleep disturbances, headaches, remembering simple things, remaining organized, speech...
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