Waiting in the Waves

I love this image Of standing in the ocean, in waist deep waters, taking the waves as the come Some you can jump over   Some knock you down a bit But there you are, waiting, in between each one Enjoying the stillness in between Loving the feeling of having palms flat on the ocean Feeling …

5 Lessons Learned from Parenting with a Brain Injury

          Living with a brain injury can often feel like trying to navigate one of those large corn mazes.  You feel that things are going well until you hit a dead end.  Then you start to re-evaluate where you stand in life and every decision that has lead you to that point.         Living …

The Wheel of Diagnoses

Step right up.  Spin the wheel of diagnoses.  What will this doctor diagnose you with today? Getting a definitive diagnosis may be extremely difficult when dealing with a brain injury.  It took me almost 3 years before a doctor used the term Post Concussion Syndrome or brain injury.  To diagnose the initial concussion may come …

The Beginning

  Every story needs a beginning.  I guess it's a good place to start. In the wee morning hours of Feb 20, 2014 I was closed-eyed, wandering into my third son's room to breast feed him.  The third child is supposed to be the easiest, or at least easier than the first two.  But mine …

Ten years gone past

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