Stuck? How to Escape the Plateau After Your Brain Damage!
As a brain-damaged individual, I was stuck on a plateau more times than I'd like to count, with falls in between. Mostly, I regressed: one step forward, four steps back....
Reading and Brain Damage: Neuroplasicity in Action!
I have a Master's Degree in Psychology from Temple U but no mention of damaged brains anywhere in the syllabi. (I save everything). Political Correctness arose in the mid 70s,...
Can Caffeine Add More Damage to Somebody Who’s Brain-Injured?
I drank at least 4 cups of coffee a day, every day, while I was working for 25 years. Then some nights, I would wonder why, early on in the...
The Latest News about Alcohol and the Damaged Brain
In my family, all the close friends of my parents were known by "Aunt" and "Uncle." Aunt Jean, a functioning alcoholic, was one of them. She was a blonde looker,...
Anxiety and the Injured Brain: Do You Ever Get Rid Of Anxiety By Yourself?
Managing anxiety by eradicating it might be your dreams, but many people experience much relief and improved quality of life by looking at anxiety from multiple points. The brain’s ability...
Anesthesia and Surgery for a Contracted Leg: Is It Safe to Have the Operation?
Please read this blog if you have an impending surgery or not. You never know what the days ahead might bring along. Life is mystifying like that. So I had...
How Do We Know If We Need Psychological Help for Depression?
I've had more than a few "down" days. Everybody does. But brain injury survivors like me have more. It's not a competition, but the brain controls everything--like sleep problems, emotions,...
Reality sets in for the coming year? I think so.
Another year is almost here. And I read a lot, enhancing my need for imagination, so let's see if my predictions are indeed valid! Transportation will have autonomous vehicles including...
How does a medically-induced coma help with healing the brain?
I was able to figure why I got a stroke. It came from my mother, that is, Protein S and C deficiencies. Protein S and C deficiencies give a person...
Review of my book, “The Tales of a Stroke Patient,” available on Amazon and most online booksellers
I was especially impressed for this review, JK, for taking the time to write it. Kudos to you! The review follows: I purchased this book in Kindle format after "happening...