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  • Face May 10, 2012 @ 6:17 pm | delete
    At the age of 5 I suffered a head injury in kindergarten I cracked the back of my head off the end of a desk.At the age of 7 I suffered a major head injury I was running to go pay at the park I was so excited I was running full speed in an abandoned lot I was clothes lined by a metal cable my legs went straight into the air I came down on top of my head hitting a parking median cracking my head open In 2 places.Since the age of 5 yrs of age I was full fledge fighting I came from a rough part of Chicago. I was very quiet and always had a chip on my shoulder I would snap at the drop of a dime.I have been like this since the age of 5 i am now 37 yrs old I've probably fought over a 100 times I can be by myself and there could be a group of guys and if I feel disrespected I will attack whoever it maybe without thinking of the consequences.I grew up with a rage inside me and never knew why i was very good with my hands 1 on 1 no one could fight me so I had a reputation as a rough kid.I have fought 3 to 4 guys at a time knocking them out 1 by 1.Since the age of 30 if I had an altercation I would have to fight a minimum of 2 people because everyone was afraid of me.5 months ago I was lured into a situation I was called up someone had a problem with me and wanted to fight so I went when I got there I bitch slapped the kid who incited it when 2 guys came and grabbed me I picked up the 1 and we slipped on wet grass I feel on top of 1 of them breaking his wrist but my left side of my face smacked off the concrete along with my head. I have a scar over my left eye below it my teeth went through the bottom of my lip I lost consciousness when I came to I was getting kicked in my head and face when I tried to get up I fell back to the ground but got up when I heard 1 of them talking like a badass than they ran.My reason for telling this to you is because I've had several head injuries my memory s not the same I will b talking to someone and suddenly forget the conversation can never find my keys stuff like that if someone asks me a question I have to concentrate really hard to get my words out so I don't slur.My short term memory s shot my temper is at an all time high and go through bouts of depression.I am concerned about my well being and how I will be at the age of 50 I have all the symptoms of cte. My main concern is dementia.You are not alone this is a disease that can't be studied until you are dead.I just try to read a lot and work my brain.
  • chrisssy Feb 27, 2012 @ 3:22 pm | delete
    I've never heard another person's story before. Living the way I do has made me selfish, thinking i'm the only one. I have a huge scar on my face and all around my head that i've been dealing with, getting called names about, and feeling ashamed for, for 20 years. And i'll never understand where people get off treating me the way they do...but at the same time, I dont know if i'm just paranoid. I have all kinds of mental conditions from my injury and it gets scary at times. Thank you for sharing your story, letting me know i'm not the only one
  • Papier Dec 24, 2011 @ 12:30 pm | delete
    I have added this lens to the page I created for TBI related lenses. If you like it and would like me to replace the photograph that represents your lens (with your actual choice of photograph), I will be pleased to do that. The lens is named TBIadvocacyGroup. The section about your lens is titled "TBI Writer Hones His Sense of Humor." Send me a message at http://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/Papier. Thanks. and congratulations again!
  • Papier Jul 29, 2011 @ 7:45 pm | delete
    You've made quite a turn-around. It's my pleasure to read your lens. It's a worthy use of your skills to benefit others. Congratulations
  • Kris Jun 20, 2011 @ 8:06 pm | delete
    I suffer from brain trauma and am glad someone feels the same way i do. Im serious, its almost like you stole the words from my mouth, The only differance is i was 15 when a car goin 50mph hit me as i was crossing the street, then i flew 20ft and crashed in the middle of the street. For the longest time i had, and still do, think about dying all the time. Im very freaked out and thankful Im not crippled or mentally imparied, well besides the head trama. But, other than a broken knee, fractured skull. and an afwul case of road rash, Im fine. So to me its like, why am i alive? How did i survive? Why did god spare me life? Also i was a social person before. Now im 19 and I have no friends. People scare me for some reason. However now when I'm at work i can shoot the shit with people. Outside of work is a different story. I would like to go to party's, but I'm so scared for all the exact same reason you are . My memory is awful, I can only remember things I am interested in as well. Which makes me feel like i have nothing to say to people. In the begining stages I was an emotional wreak, but now I am just blank. I have no feelings. Not true I feel depressed alot. Sometimes I can slip into society and fit in, but when it becomes too much or people try to get to know the real me, I go into isolation mode. So for the longest time I thought I was a hopeless freak, but now im learning there are others like me, and I must keep going, hopefully one day I'll find happiness.
  • Mike Danaher Mar 11, 2012 @ 6:43 pm | delete
    I crashed an airplane and suffered a severe brain injury. I was 38 at time of accident and am now 58. In the last 12 years, sinse I came home, I've been using dating sites like you wouldn't believe. In all casses, except for 1, did people run when I said I was BI. I'm slowly figuring out I need to meet other BI individuals but where. There is nothing available to meet others with. People with BI will listen to your problems. I just got a new cat who has big problems but so do I. We need each other. My idea is to set up a dating and living site for the BI. I'm meeting with people on Tueday. Web designer, my attorney, a lady who works with people like us. They all think it's a great idea.
    Time will tell. Maybe we can have a place for stories like yours.hTake care I hope you have a nice night. Mike
  • rtsurvivor Feb 20, 2011 @ 3:38 am | delete
    I suffered a ruptured brain aneurysm in 2002. I can understand some of your problems. One very important thing I've learned over the years is that we are not actually alone. Take a good look around your and you'll be surprised at what you see. It took me about 5 years to see that people are, just by their very nature, good. Give em a chance.
    RT...
  • RocklawnArts Jan 7, 2011 @ 3:02 pm | delete
    Thanks for sharing your story, Kurt.
  • cwimmer77 Dec 2, 2010 @ 10:28 am | delete
    I personally have suffered multiple concussions (4) in my life and I am only 33. The more that is learned the better we can treat people who suffer head injuries some day.
  • darciefrench Nov 11, 2010 @ 1:13 pm | delete
    Kurt, I can relate to so much of what you wrote. Different conditions, but I really felt your heart. This is a wonderful accounting of strength and courage. Angel blessed and will be featured on November Blessings personal mental health stories.Much love and many blessings to you.
  • charlino Nov 1, 2010 @ 10:24 pm | delete
    To survive head trauma is no easy feat. That you have survived much more than that to be here to share your story is a great accomplishment.
  • quynh yen Aug 8, 2010 @ 8:12 am | delete
    Keep it up. I am with you. I am under depression now and still have to struggle with it. I have to use medication. I will never give up though. I believe tomorrow it will be better.
  • Adiba_Addams Jul 4, 2010 @ 12:50 am | delete
    I can understand a great deal of what you go through. What most people, don't realize about me, unless they know me outside of the internet is that I am disabled, and I have also spent my life, relearning to do things - even very simple things like crawling over, and over and over again.

    I have the same problem with mental illness and that impacts my friendships a LOT. There are times where I just can not be bothered, especially when they don't understand and it feels like they don't try to understand.

    This was an amazing Lens, thank you for stopping by and joining my fan club. I am really glad I got to see this.
    You are very inspirational and one of the strongest people I have had the pleasure of coming across.
    Never give up. :)
  • The_Idea_Gal May 14, 2010 @ 8:39 pm | delete
    Kurt - Inspirational and informative. I understand somewhat what you've been through because I have a mom who lived through a traumatic brain bleed. And yes, you're right, it's difficult and you do have to push through it. I hope you know how many people you're helping by sharing this! I'm a fan. Best of luck! Thanks!
  • KarenTBTEN Feb 3, 2010 @ 8:11 pm | delete
    It's important to share personal stories like this. You've got a great list of resources for other people who might be in similar situations.
  • LeanneChesser Jan 12, 2010 @ 8:47 am | delete
    Thanks for sharing your story about your head injury. I love the fact that your writing is so personal and real. Blessed by an angel.
  • reviewpro Jan 5, 2010 @ 1:47 am | delete
    This is a great lens you put together. I had a head injury at the age of 19. (subdural hematoma) I should make one about my injury too! Thanks and best wishes!
  • Dec 21, 2009 @ 10:57 am | delete
    Hey King, this is a fantastic lens about your accident injury. So much of information in one place. Hope you are blessed with good health.
  • thillukka Dec 7, 2009 @ 10:20 pm | delete
    You seem to have come a long way since the accident...Thanks for sharing your story, Kurt. Never give up!
  • confidentkate Dec 1, 2009 @ 10:10 pm | delete
    Kurt. Thank you for sharing! God bless... :)
  • ChapelHillFiddler Nov 25, 2009 @ 6:27 am | delete
    Hi Kurt, I am making a slow start at thanking my "fans." I'll be featuring this lens on my fans thank-you lens. I appreciate the hard work you've gone through more than many, because I'm watching my son with his similar struggles. It seems sometimes he is staggering through life one tiny step ahead of disaster...
  • Spook Nov 17, 2009 @ 1:30 pm | delete
    It has taken me far too long to get back here. I just want to add, I admire your courage and tenacity. Keep it up. Blessed by an Angel.
  • strayspay Nov 4, 2009 @ 8:30 am | delete
    Thanks for writing this, you are an inspiration. I love your lens! My husband and I too go to a 12-Step group and I recommend them to anyone.
  • Jeffreyf60 Oct 7, 2009 @ 8:44 pm | delete
    wow what an experience. you seem to have a great will, thats good, proably more people could learn from you to experience and appreciate life more. good luck to you, and take care.
  • security-freedom-income Oct 5, 2009 @ 8:45 pm | delete
    Thanks for sharing this great information. 5*. Keep smiling.

    Quote by Walt Disney:
    "Around Here, However, We Don't Look Backwards Very Long,
    We Keep Moving Forward, Opening Up New Doors And
    Doing New Things, Because We're Curious...
    And Curiosity Keeps Leading Us Down New Paths."
  • Sep 26, 2009 @ 2:36 am | delete
    What a wonderful and inspiring lens! 5*
  • ehcnerf Sep 4, 2009 @ 11:46 pm | delete
    Thank-you for the heart-felt and beautiful lens. I agree, squidoo is perfect for those of us who don't exist within linear paradigms of organized thought. Keep writing, you have a lot to offer. With love, Darcie
  • ak7000 Sep 2, 2009 @ 5:33 pm | delete
    Wow, Kurt. Thanks for sharing your experience.
    May the Lord lead and guide you as you continue this great adventure of life.
    God bless
    Bert
    http://www.squidoo.com/secondincomeforpastors
  • concentrate Aug 30, 2009 @ 3:11 pm | delete
    Very touching lens indeed.
  • Corinne Murphy Aug 10, 2009 @ 11:47 am | delete
    (cont.)

    I've written too much already. A 1000 words is never enough! I have no doubt that if I continue I'll be writing this until the early hours of the morning.

    Thank you Kurt. You write how I feel. It is so good to know there are others who feel the same. You have reminded me that yes, we are all human, we all have our faults but at the end of the day, we are who we are. I hope you're well. Please, keep up you're writing. I am sure, as with me, you are touching others and helping them. God bless you.

    Corinne
  • Corinne Murphy Aug 10, 2009 @ 11:45 am | delete
    (cont.)

    I wonder what my friends would think if they read your story. Would they understand? They would try, I hope they would try. God forbid! They may then read my comments at the end. Would your story bring tears to their eyes? Would it make them laugh at times? Would they turn round and say, "I'm sorry". I remember my words so often in the past. "I don't want your sympathy! Don't give me that."

    I've no problems with my memory. I have problems with concentration. I cannot focus on one particular thing for more than perhaps a few weeks. I will then go to something else for a few weeks. I'll be a workaholic, of sorts, for those few weeks, but then I have to change what I'm doing.

    (cont.)
  • Corinne Murphy Aug 10, 2009 @ 11:43 am | delete
    (cont.) I can't be organised enough to become organised, if you follow what I'm saying.

    Friendships are the same. Sometimes the fear that having friends will take up too much of my time. I won't get time to write. Sometimes the fear that friendships will fade and friends will no longer be friends. Whether that's because I can't keep on track all of the time and stay in touch with everyone or because I don't socialise as I used to. I wish I had the time to socialise like I used to, but your words are also mine. I have too much to write. And anyway, I also have to be a housewife, at least in part. Maybe not the cooking. I suppose I have to be honest. There is also a fear, embedded in me, a fear that friends will no longer want to be friends when they've learnt I have a head injury. Maybe I should put that in past tense. I HAD a head injury.

    (cont.)
  • Corinne Murphy Aug 10, 2009 @ 11:40 am | delete
    Well, what can I say? I'm overwhelmed. I'm cautious with my words, possibly because there are typically too many, but possibly also because I wouldn't know where to start, let alone how. I had a severe head injury, frontal left lobes, back in 1993. I was 20. The intention, at that stage in my career path, was to train to become a Criminal Barrister and if I didn't reach that goal, then a Legal Exec would do. Now 36, I'm a housewife. A full time job in itself but I feel so god damn frustrated sometimes, still, so many years on, that I never achieved what would have been my potential.

    I'm a writer too, and I don't pretend to understand, I DO understand. I don't have time to write everything I want to write, to achieve everything I want to achieve. I simply can't get my head round it all. Admittedly, neither can I get everything organised enough to know where everything is. My study is chaos! I hate being disorganised but I guess it's a part of my life now. (cont.)
  • DAnnieB Aug 7, 2009 @ 5:30 pm | delete
    Thanks for this lens -- I can relate too... though I was almost your age when my brain exploded... isn't it amazing how well sometimes we can heal ourselves? love your attitude and your lenses!...
  • Jul 22, 2009 @ 8:57 pm | delete
    I really enjoyed reading this...I too know about bits and pieces..Bits and pieces are all I have after multiple injuries..You can read about my story "Plunged into Darkness"..I think this is really informational and will hopefully not only encourage survivors but help others understand what we go through on a daily basis.
  • steven-g Jul 13, 2009 @ 1:14 am | delete
    thanks so much for putting this together.... my cousin was thrown from a piece of heave equipment and sustained serious brain injury...

    stevenAnxiety Medication
  • Alfiesgirl Jul 11, 2009 @ 11:23 pm | delete
    Hi Kurt, I have read this lens from start to finish and think you are a great writer ..Really ! I,like you,and like many people sometimes beat ourselves up and wonder if we are doing and getting it right when writing.I like your writing style very much and what you have definately managed to achieve is exactly what i myself am striving to achieve with my own writing style, it shouts that you are the writer if you know what i mean, it's personal and truthful and about you,nobody else could have written it the way you have and that is quite something. I shall continue to read your lenses and i will always be honest with you and everyone whos lenses i read as to what i thought of it as healthy criticism can often be the kick up the backside we may need. This is a fantastic lens which i enjoyed reading and after reading the other blurbs left by some of your readers i think that you are an inspiration to all....Love Today Alfiesgirl Tina x
  • jptanabe Jul 4, 2009 @ 4:39 pm | delete
    Amazing stuff - not just your honesty and guts to write about this stuff, but it's really put together well. You have a talent for writing! As you say, never give up. Thanks so much for sharing this.
  • julcal Jul 1, 2009 @ 8:30 am | delete
    I was mesmerized reading this lens. Every word of it. I have a brother who suffered a head injury at age 16. He lives a lonely, frustrating life and makes all the mistakes you advise people don't make.

    thanks for the resources. I will email him this link. Please know that you have helped at least one person.

    God bless
  • kab Jun 20, 2009 @ 12:40 am | delete
    You rock, kingkurt2001. You rock because of your attitude; you rock because of your honesty.
  • ChapelHillFiddler Jun 17, 2009 @ 11:59 pm | delete
    Thank you for being my first fan! This lens hits home. My son was operated on for a very aggressive brain tumor in 2000 when he had just turned 13 and the 7-1/2 hour surgery, plus pretty severe radiation to the head and spine and 1-1/2 years of heavy chemotherapy, have left him with problems rather similar to yours. He fell apart in his third year of college and has been home, working at a grocery store and working with a life coach, trying to figure out how to make the best of his odd combination of gifts and disabilities. Hang in there, and thanks for writing this.
  • Jun 5, 2009 @ 10:16 pm | delete
    I read every word of your lens and I have to confess, I don't always. You're stronger than you realize to have made it this far. I have a bit of a love affair with cars but when I read a story like yours it makes you aware of the carnage they can cause.

    Good luck my Squidoo friend.
  • Swisstoons Apr 29, 2009 @ 11:03 pm | delete
    Yours is an interesting and inspirational story, Kurt. I don't know if you've ever explored the subject of homeopathy...more specifically, the subject of the Schuessler Cell Salts, but you might find the literature on Natrum Sulph particularly interesting as regards head injuries...even those which occurred in the distant past. Information on the subject is available on the internet. All the best to you.
  • Spook Apr 25, 2009 @ 4:27 am | delete
    You know what, you said, " all I really want to do is get something accomplished." Well this lens in my opinion is so great an accomplishment and I hope you can take some joy from that. You might be surprised how much better it is than people who have no head injuries. I hope you can take some pride in that. I wish you could have met some of my college mates but as you say one can't go back. I'm very suitably impressed and keep it up.
  • BusyQueen Apr 18, 2009 @ 6:27 pm | delete
    Just stopping in to say hello, kingkurt2001. As I told you before your story touches me so, I was just thinking how so many healthy people spend their whole life in bitterness and hurting others. Sad, huh? I have used your story many times to help others!
    I do think of you often and what a prize you are to this world. God bless and keep up the Squidoo work! *smiles*
  • HansMassage Apr 11, 2009 @ 3:19 am | delete
    I work with many clients that have brain injury and often other injuries that complicate the brain injury. For example distortion in the spin and pelvis often happen at the same time and stop the normal cranio sacral rhythm.
    I wish I could help you personally but I am on the other side of Puget Sound.
    Thank you for welcoming me to Squidoo
    Hans Albert Quistorff, LMP
    Antalgic Posture Pain Specialist
  • mysticmama Mar 30, 2009 @ 2:09 pm | delete
    excellent lens 5*...thank you so much for sharing...I have a cousin going through brain injury rehab right now...I would like to invite you to submit this lens to the Sharing Hearts Group
  • MiaBellezza Mar 29, 2009 @ 2:25 pm | delete
    Kurt, I think it's pretty normal to only retain/remember what interests you. The brain also functions as a filter - keeps what's necessary, important or interesting, and discards the rest. Maybe consider getting a small voice recorder and just talk little reminder blurbs into it and play it back later - I know I should get one - Yikes!

    You might enjoy Steve Pavlina's blog for inspiration also. 5*
  • Lisa_Manguso Mar 29, 2009 @ 11:32 am | delete
    Beautiful lens on a tough topic. One of my children had a brain tumor that caused TBI. She free of the tumor but struggles every day to make it through. Your lens has so much good information. This is hard to talk about and you did a fantastic job with it! Stay strong.
  • SharonHirschowitz Mar 2, 2009 @ 6:01 am | delete
    Thanks for sharing your experience with us. It's refreshingly honest and I respect your perseverance. It's always good to learn from each other
  • Ramkitten Feb 22, 2009 @ 8:12 pm | delete
    I rarely read a lens all the way through, but this one I did. Thank you for sharing your story and such personal thoughts and feelings. Very well done.
  • OneFootPutt Feb 16, 2009 @ 9:34 pm | delete
    Great job once again...more people in this world need to read your words. Welcome to Need to Know..Yearn to Learn
  • Jan 12, 2009 @ 1:06 pm | delete
    I love your attitude, Kurt. NEVER give up!!!
    Blessings to you. :)
  • BabyCakesx7 Jan 2, 2009 @ 6:42 pm | delete
    Hi, my mom sent me your lens.. So very uplifting. My Fiance was in a dirt bike accident and now has TBI. I read your lens to him and it really helped just to know that what he feels is a normal feeling for the injury he has. Thanks for sharing.. God Bless!!!
  • BusyQueen Jan 1, 2009 @ 11:23 pm | delete
    kingkurt2001, your lenses are great and thanks for sharing this story. I am sure your writing will touch and change many lives. Good job! 5 ***** and yes, you are a king! Keep believing!
  • getbackup Dec 16, 2008 @ 5:29 pm | delete
    5 stars!! Thanks for being so honest & sorry about the struggles you've endured. It do think struggles make us great people, but it still hurts. My son has a lot of memory problems & trouble learning. I had a very difficult pregnancy & birth & he's being tested this year. A lot of what you said sounds familiar & what I see with him. God Bless you & you're an inspiration. I know it's hard to stay positive, I have that problem also, just from being a sensitive & caring person. There are others that do care about you. The mean people can just go away! Haa ha! That's what I say. : )
  • eclecticeducation Dec 12, 2008 @ 5:01 pm | delete
    Wow! It sounds like you have been through a lot. It's a very brave thing to do, to write this lens. I really hope it will be an inspiration for others that have this problem. 5*
  • Czarque Dec 11, 2008 @ 8:34 pm | delete
    Very honest and informative lens.
  • sparklenz Dec 1, 2008 @ 5:15 pm | delete
    You are a really brave guy, I love that you won't let circumstances stop you expressing yourself and your creativity. Plus you offer so much encouragement to others, very cool.
  • stargazer00 Nov 30, 2008 @ 4:26 pm | delete
    Thank you for sharing this with us. Your lens is very readable. Concerning the book..I say go for it!
  • bgamall Nov 26, 2008 @ 1:45 am | delete
    Well there is nothing wrong with this lense. I did not suffer from a head injury but not everyone can remember everything they read or experience. My daughter has a brilliant memory but it can be a drag, and it can be a burden. She can remember some scenes of movies word for word. I could never do that. You are coherent, logical, organized.

    You are doing pretty well. I have a son who has more brainpower than the average person. I am his dad and never had his brain power. Eric could answer flash cards without hesitation, understood multiplication when he was 6 and solved the Legend of Zelda at age 7, and he ended up getting an MBA in international economics at age 22, one of the youngest MBA's ever.

    So, some have great gifts while most of us do not have that kind of power. That does not mean we are failures, as God grants gifts as he chooses. My view is that if you can paraphrase a lot of what you read you are doing just fine, so don't beat yourself up! Just keep making lenses!
  • DarrenMain Nov 19, 2008 @ 11:46 am | delete
    Great and well-researched lens.
  • beeobrien Nov 17, 2008 @ 10:57 pm | delete
    Thanks for sharing your experiences and perspective. You've told this in a most personal way. Well done!
  • spirituality Nov 10, 2008 @ 4:09 am | delete
    Thanks for sharing that. I bet writing about it helps at least a bit. Good luck.
  • OhMe Nov 3, 2008 @ 5:46 am | delete
    Very well done. Thank you for sharing your story.
  • ArtisticJen Oct 6, 2008 @ 11:10 pm | delete
    Wow, I decided to check out your lenses and had no clue.

    When I was 8, I was thrown from a horse and have suffered ever since. I have migraines that last for days and meds don't touch. I suffer severe depression. And have become the queen of post it notes (it's one of the ways I remember things).

    Sorry for my rambling. I just want you to know you're not alone.

    Jen
  • ParentCoachGTD Sep 16, 2008 @ 2:46 pm | delete
    Wow. I'm coming back to this one. Really interesting stuff. Thanks so much for sharing your experiences.
  • aj2008 Sep 10, 2008 @ 4:59 am | delete
    Thank you for being so open and honest about what has happened to you. If you have not already done so then I am sure there are a few forums you could join that would benefit from you sharing your experience and your adding a link to this lens. 5*s
  • debnet Sep 9, 2008 @ 4:30 pm | delete
    Excellent lens! I have worked with a couple of children who have acquired brain injury and my heart goes out to anyone suffering from such a dibilitating life changing event. I went on a wonderful, informative training day in the UK run by CBIT. That stands for Childrens Brain Injury Trust. Well worth a peek at their UK based website. 5 stars for you ;)
  • ebay-grandma Sep 7, 2008 @ 6:55 pm | delete
    Very informative lens. So often we hear about the brain injury to an adult or teen - not to an infant. You are a fighter. You will keep on keeping on. Keep up the good work. Try a tape player or lots of note toward writing a book. I bet it would be a good one.
  • San1 Sep 5, 2008 @ 6:28 am | delete
    This is truly a great lens! eye-opening and encouraging
  • SemperFidelis Aug 30, 2008 @ 6:11 pm | delete
    Inspirational lenses such as this one is evidence you are well on your way in the healing process KingKurt!
    Blessed by a Squid Angel today! :)
    Colleen ~ www.squidoo.com/squid-angel
  • mulberry Aug 21, 2008 @ 11:21 am | delete
    Thank you so much for sharing your experiences and your thoughts on your head injury. There are millions out there with similar problems and you are helping them by this sort of thing...you have a lot to offer; educating some people and inspiring others. Best of luck to you!
  • Pastiche Aug 15, 2008 @ 5:29 pm | delete
    So many people don't realize that a TBI never ocmpletely heals - it's with the survivor for the rest of his/her life. Kudos to you for celebrating your life and helping others to understand that the little things we take for granted can be monumental for TBI survivors. Keep on ...
  • Sir_James May 18, 2008 @ 10:38 pm | delete
    I am encouraged by what you have wrote here. We all go through struggles in our lives. Some of us more than others. I do feel that from what I have read, you continue on in a 'forward' motion instead of living the past. While it is good to remember what we have done. We must always press on forward. I believe that there are greater things for all that suffer yet press on. You are one of those. I am thrilled to tell you to keep on moving forward.

    You are an inspiration to those of us who are not prepared to tell our story.

    gl
  • MaryO Mar 29, 2008 @ 11:24 am | delete
    Your honesty is humbling, but your poetry is uplifting. I hope a lot of people get the chance to hear or read it.

    There is a guy who has come to one of the writing groups I belong to who was in a car crash as a teenager and was also in a coma for . . . a while. I don't remember how long right now. His name is Jason Deierlein and he wrote a book called, Return From A Comatose Mind. His account of his fight back is harrowing at times, but ultimately uplifting. He, also, has some lingering movement problems and speech problems, but his mind, like yours, is very sharp. Please visit his website (jasondeierlein.com) or you can e-mail him (jasondeierlein@hotmail.com). He's a really great guy and you two have much in common.

    Keep writing,
    Mary O

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kingkurt2001

I am a head injury survivor. I have fought the struggle and won many times in my personal endeavors. Never give up, ever.

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