What People Should You Avoid If You’re Brain Injured?
When I had my stroke, I made it home later after 4 months in rehab. I had my own house but lived with a man-child who had temper tantrums constantly,...
Where Are You, Hidden TBI and Silent Stroke?
In a summer college job in a solitary office, the boss hired me, but after that, was never there. He called me several times a day, even when I locked...
Prosopagnosia (Face Blindness) and Name Recall After Brain Injury
Another question from a reader: I had a stroke 12 years ago and my memory recalling their faces and/or their names are starting to get worse and troublesome. ------ Face...
This question from a reader: Does stroke or spinal injuries create falling risk, double vision, executive difficulties just out of the blue?
Yes, both stroke and spinal cord injuries can cause symptoms like falling risk, double vision, and executive difficulties, but they usually develop due to underlying damage rather than appearing just out...
Aphasia Among Us
I knew a man with aphasia before I had my stroke. He told me so. "Huh. What is aphasia?" I queried. "I'm not able to speak (interrupted by his long,...
Stop Saying, “You Can Do Anything as a Stroke Survivor!”
I am so frustrated by that expression: "You can do anything as a stroke survivor!" So please stop. Ok? I am an intelligent being, so I know this statement is not...
Sometimes, You’re Never Done No Matter What You Do
I fell again because of the stroke almost 15 years ago, but this was no ordinary fall where I busted up my elbow or banged my leg. This was a...
Phantom Noises
After I had my stroke, at times I would hear voices, and there was not one person nearby. No one. The voices went away in a few months or...
The Pusher Syndrome: Have you heard about it before? Everybody should!
I found out about pusher syndrome last week for the first time ever from my Physical Therapist in Rehab because I fell once again. I am a stroke survivors of almost 15...
Bad Balance with a Brain Injury Could Have Dire Consequences, aka Falling Is a Bitch!
August, 2019: I had a stroke, 10 years ago and counting. She said (the social worker, that is, surrounded by the physical therapist, the occupational therapist, the caseworker, and the...