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Loving and living with someone when they have Cerebral Palsy, Seizures, and...
Healthcare based on education, experience (personal or professional?), perception A couple examples of how healthcare professionals have responded are quite ignorant. They should be educated, but...
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Laughter as brain injury medicine … hair spray
I reached for hair spray to spritz a little that maintains some style and eliminates the static hair. Oh, the hair seemed a bit sticky but I just assumed I put a little too much on. It certainly...
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Simple tips for brain and spinal cord injury, illness, injury, aging,...
When you come across health issues there are a number of questions you and your advocate need to ask. It’s difficult to know what questions to ask when your world is turned upside down and you are not...
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Loving and living with someone when they have Cerebral Palsy, Seizures, and...
Brain injury, intelligence, rigidity, moving She is intelligent and has developed many ways to compensate by using the computer. Her physical activity is limited, but others may perceive it as...
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Laughter as brain injury medicine … Do you hear what I hear
When I woke this morning I heard a faint buzzing or ringing tone. It sounded to me as though it were an alarm clock in the distant room. I only heard it in my room. It became bothersome and...
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Laughter as brain injury medicine …
It is great to wake early in the morning and get to the pool before it gets busy. It’s also routine to walk out of the house with keys in hand to unlock the car door before driving off. What’s not...
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Loving and living with someone when they have Cerebral Palsy, Seizures, and...
Catastrophic reactions and safety issues When she is in crisis, it’s nearly impossible to find peace and calm within the household. It’s easy to cause a catastrophic reaction from her, as things...
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Loving and living with someone when they have Cerebral Palsy, Seizures, and...
Bullying Of course there was torment and bullying. Who hasn’t been bullied? There are different degrees of bullying. I’m happy to see this has media attention, and more severe consequences. Teens...
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Loving and living with someone when they have Cerebral Palsy, Seizures, and...
Cognitive deficits … overwhelmed & problem solving People with cognitive deficits usually become overwhelmed after misplacing or difficulty problem solving repetitively in a days time. I’m saying,...
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Laughter as brain injury medicine … you didn’t step in that did you?
Ever seen those signs “No shirt, No shoes, No admittance!” With all the new clothing fades it seems as though people wear sleepwear anywhere and pants far below the buttocks! I’ve seen them wearing...
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Simple tips for brain injury, illness, aging, injuries, patients … Do you...
No one can be totally prepared to handle a medical crisis alone! How can you be the patient and advocate along with a body in crisis? Some are better ready than others, yet these are too very...
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Simple tips for brain injury, illness, aging, injuries, patients … Do you...
A person that is traumatized or fighting illness needs help.Remembering to ask all the right questions, listening to all the tests and procedures needed, preparing for the best recovery all while being...
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Laughter as brain injury medicine … What’s your vision?
Vision? What vision? What’s your vision of perception? Have you laughed at some ridiculous comments or created laughter in a room full of serious people? At a recent specialist appointment to check...
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Be back soon!
I apologize for the long delay responding and writing. It’s been an overwhelming summer: listing a home for sale, putting that on hold while a friend living with us was hospitalized for 6 weeks,...
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Laughter as Brain injury medicine … smoothies anyone?
Laughter as brain injury medicine makes life easier. Have you ever offered someone a treat, but found you didn’t quite have the ingredients? All one needed were ice cubes or ice chips. On a hot day...
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Is it TBI, chronic illness, cognitive disorders, dementia or Alzheimer’s?...
What’s the difference between brain dysfunction such as dementia and other progressive cognitive disorders and TBI or other chronic illnesses? Survivors of TBI and chronic illness rarely are out in...
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Laughter as brain injury medicine …. gas up
Laughter is powerful and healing. Being observant of others and our surroundings can bring laughter of things we or others do. You pulled up to the gas pump to fill up. One goes in to pick up...
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Is it TBI, chronic illness, cognitive disorders, dementia or Alzheimer’s?...
Dementia and other progressive cognitive disorders Unfortunately those who live with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease develop gradual changes over years and rarely acknowledge they have a problem....
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Thinking of everyone and wishing Seasons Greetings!
Dear Readers, There have been a few traumatic events and major changes with my family over the past months. I apologize for my inability to respond, write, read, and even answer telephones. Friends...
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Laughter as brain injury medicine: Complete the sentences
I guess I’ve been gone so long and either I can’t figure it out or it’s WordPress. I choose WordPress as the problem! It certainly has changed … but maybe not? I was determined to return this month...
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Super Bowl Sunday: protecting all brains including retired and current NFL...
The NFL is the most powerful sports league and richest in America. It’s an American past time and most prefer watching football on television over attending the games. What is finally known is head...
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Laughter as brain injury medicine … Which one is yours
Imagine going for aquatic exercise at 6:00 am and on this day no one else was in the pool yet. It was just the lifeguard and I at the pool. As usual I immediately began exercising. My husband and I...
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Simple tips after TBI dealing with behavioral changes, aggression
Aggressive and violent behaviors are common with brain injuries. This type of behavior is extremely difficult to deal with especially when the survivor is young, healthy, and physically strong....
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Hippie Tricks: Kicking a Cold In the Arse.
brain injury self rehabilitation (BISR):This post includes several different natural home remedies that work for different things, but especially this time of the year when germs are passed so quickly...
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Laughter as brain injury medicine … Who’s brain injured
Who is always to blame but someone that’s brain injured. Who is believed? It’s not the one who survived brain injury. Those who survive TBI, strokes, multiple other brain dysfunctions, and chronic...
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NO contact possible: mugged at gunpoint
brain injury self rehabilitation (BISR):I’ve been behind on everything,and I’m sad about the recent assault I’ve just read. Remember, even during our own ups-and-downs in life our readers are in...
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Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Carbon Monoxide (CO) is a toxic gas that is odorless, colorless, and tasteless gas that causes sudden illness and death. It is very tough to detect. Carbon monoxide is found in fumes produced by...
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In memory of Nathan … It’s not “goodbye”, but “See you later”
Diann’s favorite flowers “Indian Paintbrush” (Nate’s grandmother) In Memory of: Nathan 11/09/1995-01/20/2014 High School Senior & 18 Forever(Click on the link to view 11 photos in memory of Nate)...
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Modern technology is great when it works … Technology Tolerance Test
Over the past several years we’ve become increasingly dependent upon home computers, cell phones, iPods, iPads, Tablets among other devices. They provide instant answers, music, directions, and nearly...
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