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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
Posted in Advocay, brain injury, Childhood, Cooridination, Delaware, disability resources, inspirational, Movement disorders, Muscle Memory, Physical Therapy, rehabilitation, Resilence, seizures, small towns, TBI, TBI resources, trauma, Victim of violent crime
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To Be Yourself
I have always thought that people do not give you the belief of feeling important you give that to yourself. You do not need anyone to validate your importance in the world but we all need it sometimes. We desire … Continue reading
Posted in Advocay, brain injury, Childhood, disability, Grief, inspirational, Live with Purpose, Poet, Resilence, Stress and living, TBI, TBI resources, trauma, Uncategorized, Victim of violent crime
Tagged Advocacy, Community, Head Injuries, Human Services, Inspiration, Poetry, Problem Solving, Recovery, Sense of Self Worth
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The Honor of Being Alive
Pictures Above: 1.) Joan Nagy (Mom) and Amy in a picture from 1973 copied from The Cape Gazette April 2005. 2.) Amy at Memorializing our Mother at a Garden the People of Milton and her Friends gave us after she died in … Continue reading
Posted in aging with TBI, brain injury, Childhood, Delaware, Grief, inspirational, Lewes, Loss of Mother, Poet, PTSD, Publishing Book, rehabilitation, Resilence, small towns, Speaking, Stress and living, TBI, trauma, Victim of violent crime, writing
Tagged Christmas, Community, Developmental Disabilities, Head Injuries, Home Coming, Inspiration, Recovery, Resilence, Salisbury University, Small Towns, Victim of Violent Crime, Writing
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The Fight and Battles Won
Remembering How You Succeeded To Overcome Fear and Doubt Continue reading
At 50 Living With Purpose
I have to say,” WOW I actually turned 50!!!!” FIFTY can you believe it? After all, the odds have been against me all this time, a milestone that I never thought I would achieve. I never imagined I would live … Continue reading
Coming Home , The Beaten Path
There is irony for me in leaving Sussex County for 14 years and now being home again. I have grown to realize that the only way to move on was to go backwards, or so it seemed at first. I … Continue reading
Posted in brain injury, Childhood, Delaware, Grief, inspirational, Loss of Mother, PTSD, Resilence, seizures, small towns, TBI, transportation, trauma, Uncategorized, Victim of violent crime, writing
Tagged Grieving, Loss of Mother
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Seizures
Epilepsy alone makes your life a challenge one moment to the next and not just because I can’t get around. In reflecting on my life, I had not really dealt with the fact that I had a seizure disorder or … Continue reading
Posted in brain injury, seizures, TBI, trauma, Victim of violent crime
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Before and After TBI
March is Traumatic Brain Injury Month Before and After When we speak of Traumatic Brain Injuries there is always a Before and After, this can be used in many random sentences. Having a Head Injury changes Everthing. Before My … Continue reading
Posted in Advocay, brain injury, inspirational, PTSD, rehabilitation, seizures, small towns, TBI, TBI resources, trauma, Uncategorized, Victim of violent crime, writing
Tagged March TBI Awareness, Recovery, Resilence, TBI, Victim
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Forty Years Ago Today…
Today was my 40-year Anniversary of traveling through the mountains and foothills of being the victim of a Violent Crime and receiving a head injury from that crime. Forty years ago I was nine years old a joyous child … Continue reading
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Being Resilient
Being Resilient.
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