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About www.recoveryofthemind.com

Live Life so you never have to say, “I should have.” I have lived like this, because at an early age I was brutally beaten and kidnapped while walking to school and acquired a traumatic head injury with a seizure disorder and a lifetime of recovery. I live despite what everyone believed I would become. You would not know any of my struggles or what I have overcome and face daily, if you met me on the street or spoke to me for any amount of time. People with Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) are mostly anonymous. You can rarely tell that anything has happened to them or that they may need extra support or patience, they are strong, intelligent, kind people, living in all shapes, sizes, colors, and sexual orientation, out there defying the odds daily. Their lives often have been turned upside down by their head injury and they are seeking or had to find a new normal and themselves all over again. I hope to be one voice that speaks out for them/us in a World that is not listening, understanding, or providing much in the way of assistance to people with TBI when we are in need. As a writer who observes all people and works with people with disabilities for the past forty plus years, I have noticed that those with TBI are often misunderstood and some of the most underfunded among disability groups in the country, and I want to help change this. I hope to inspire people to live well against all odds and those odds are treacherous mountains to climb, but I am here to say you can summit them!

Great Strides

In Memory Of Jerry Frampton: Tonight, as I write this, I think of walking recklessly, uncoordinated into that first day of Physical Therapy when I was nine years old to meet a tall thin man, with a kind, gentle face, … Continue reading

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Revisions

Once again it has come to my attention that I need revisions to my life. Oh, this life has been tweaked so many times although, I need another fine-tuning. Scary as it seems, I need to simplify once again. I … Continue reading

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Being an Active Part of Your Community

Yesterday I got a haircut from John Potoki the owner of Salon Milton in Milton, Delaware. He said something that I very much agree with, he stated that people in America just aren’t the same anymore. He and I discussed … Continue reading

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Blogging 201: Day One on Day Three Setting Blogging Goals

I signed up for a Cool, Free, Blogging U , course and then promptly forgot about it as quickly as I signed up. They just reminded me by  sending a “Welcome” email and told us when we  would  start. The First … Continue reading

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Not for the faint of heart

Originally posted on Broken Brain – Brilliant Mind:
The path must be there somewhere I’ve been thinking a lot about my recovery, lately. What I lost to TBI, what I’ve gotten back, and where I go from here. Scratch that.…

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Spring: A Time to Remember The Good Ole’ Days

This time of year always make me think of Mom She was the strongest, most caring, and loving person I know or have ever known. She  was a friend to many and my Best Friend, Mother, and Father. She never … Continue reading

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Getting better – patching up

Originally posted on Broken Brain – Brilliant Mind:
Ah, the weekend. It’s about time. I had a very long week, and I’m ready for some unstructured time. I’m also ready to just kick back and do some reading and cleaning…

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What We Dream Of Being

If you Believe In Yourself, You can DO Anything Continue reading

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Brain Injury Association 2015 Conference Part 2

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Brain Injury Association of Delaware Conference 2015

The Brain Injury Association of Delaware Sponsored it’s yearly Conference on March 12, 2015 in Dover, DE  “Joined Voices; Shared Journeys the Brain Injury Experience” I was honored to attend and also be asked to speak at a Break Out … Continue reading

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