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Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Toolkit

December 23, 2025

After years of living with a Traumatic Brain Injury (a severe TBI) I have developed many tools, tips and tricks for coping with my TBI in what I call my TBI Toolkit. … More Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Toolkit

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Heart Dog

January 21, 2025

In dog lover circles there is a term for the very special dog you have at some time in your life: it’s your “heart dog.” I write about my heart dog, Selby. … More Heart Dog

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Writing the unwritable

November 9, 2024

Some blogs must be written to document a moment that you wish never happened. This is one of those blogs… … More Writing the unwritable

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Remembering two comas on an anniversary

September 15, 2024

For the 8th anniversary of my accident and Traumatic Brain Injury I revisit something I wrote long before my own coma about someone else’s coma. … More Remembering two comas on an anniversary

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Walking because I have never been a runner

February 23, 2024

I am participating in a 5K Walk called “Walk4Hearing” that I proceed to shamelessly promote in this blog post! … More Walking because I have never been a runner

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Acting the part

August 18, 2023

I am telling my story in the theatre again. Here’s information about that. … More Acting the part

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A Visual Representation of Hearing Loss #MemoirMoment

August 10, 2022

After nearly 6 years of living with significant hearing loss from injuries sustained in an accident, I have come up with a visual way of explaining my hearing loss and how I hear sound. … More A Visual Representation of Hearing Loss #MemoirMoment

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Books to read in the Summer.

July 13, 2022

To get back into the writing and creativity mode I decide to read for just the pure joy of reading. No memoirs, just fun contemporary fiction. … More Books to read in the Summer.

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MAYDAY: Reaching Crisis Mode in Writing My Memoir #MemoirMoment

May 4, 2022

I may not actually be in crisis mode with my memoir but I share where I am. I also share a short book review. … More MAYDAY: Reaching Crisis Mode in Writing My Memoir #MemoirMoment

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I miss smiles, A COVID-19 essay

April 29, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has taken plenty of things from society. I talk about one of those things, smiles, in this essay. … More I miss smiles, A COVID-19 essay

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Writing My Brain Injury Story No Matter How LONG it takes!

This blog chronicles my ongoing pursuit of writing my memoir about my experience with severe Traumatic Brain Injury.

Every once in a while I intersperse memoir talk with talk about fun things like my dog and pop culture and goofy things related to living with your parents again in middle age!

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