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Doing it differently this holiday season

I did something quite unusual last night — I went Christmas shopping by myself at a much slower pace than usual. I didn’t manage to buy everything I set out to, but I got everything I could, and I got...

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Don’t forget your sunglasses

Summer is here. That means the days are getting longer and the sun is getting brighter. It also means you may be getting less sleep than you did over the winter, so you might be more susceptible to...

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Then and Now – TBI Issue Management

Almost year ago, I published a list of 84 ways TBI can make your life really interesting, which is a list of 84 different issues that can arise as a result of a traumatic brain injury. I pulled...

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I’m not necessarily slower – I just have more to think about

Choices, choices… I’ve been thinking a lot lately about concussion/tbi making you “dumber” – slower, etc. When I had my neuropsychological exam, it became painfully clear that my processing speed was...

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Searchers Top 27 for August 24, 2012

August is nearly over. Back to School season is well underway. Kids have gone off to college for the first time, leaving plenty of parents wondering where all the years went. It’s becoming cooler, and...

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Bringing light

Light is where you find it – find more art like this at http://www.atagar.com/bobsGallery/ I’ve been thinking a lot about this holiday season – and all the ways that it’s associated with light. Most of...

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TBI Heroes –‘Cause that’s how everyone wants it

Junior went too soon. Buddy, you are missed. As I sit here in bed, surrounded by my flu meds and fluids, I have plenty of time to think about things I normally don’t, in the course of my busy everyday...

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TBI Recovery – like life on the high seas

Avast there… I’ve heard it said that it takes about seven years of recovery for a person to start feeling “like themself” again after traumatic brain injury. That sounds about right to me. And now that...

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Ah, Groundhog Day…

I have a feeling I’ve been here before… I’m not talking about the recent event when the behavior of a groundhog (or groundhogs, depending on your regional preference) determines our future. I’m talking...

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SO good to be home, for good

It surely is. After traveling overseas in December, and then again in February, I have to say it is pretty awesome to be home for the foreseeable future. They may ask me to travel again in a few...

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Managing TBI symptoms all around

Lots to work with So, I’m headed back out on a business trip again next week, which means it’s probably going to be pretty quiet here for the next 10 days or so. I may get a chance to check in while...

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Getting used to it — again

For some reason, there’s a part of me that thinks I’ll be able to soldier through this TBI stuff and come out on the other side, issue-free. Like I won’t have any more sensitivity to noise or light...

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Finding “normal” again, after all the … TBI “stuff”

So much depends on our view point Okay, I know that when it comes to recovering from traumatic brain injury, the concept of “new normal” is not my favorite. I have heard so much advice from...

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Beyond ye olde comfort zone

So, yesterday was interesting. I ended up not having to help a friend with the event they were dj’ing, but I did have to dog-sit for one of their buddies. And it turned out okay, actually. I got a few...

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TBI – Background music for all I do

So, life is treating me well, these days. I have so much going on, it’s crazy, but at the same time, I don’t. I have so much to do, and so much to accomplish. But at the same time, all this activity is...

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Bright – a snapshot

Yes, bright It’s an achingly bright day. Looking out the window, my eyes are skewered by sunlight. Brilliant shafts seem pierce through my eyes and into my brain. My temples pulse and throb, and I drop...

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Back from my 2-day reboot

Ahhhh… that’s more like it. I just got up from a 2-hour Sunday afternoon nap, feeling like I’ve gotten the reset I’ve been needing. My parents came to visit over the weekend, and we three really good...

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Doctors: They’re just so far away from us

It’s hard for me to know what to say to doctors, and how to say it In preparation for seeing a new neurologist in the beginning of next year, I’ve been listening to some physician podcasts, lately....

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Two steps forward, one step back… then two more steps forward

It’s still progress There is progress on the neuro front — slow but steady. I may have found someone I can work with to help me sort out all the issues I’ve been having, but have not been able to...

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Finishing what I started… in 2009

It’s been over 5 years, since I started the book I’m finishing right now. It’s about sensory issues,and how they affect my life each day. It’s my hope that this book will shed a little light on what...

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