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The Fight and Battles Won
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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
Driving =Freedom
I started writing my memoir the year I received my long awaited driver’s license because it made me feel FREE. I had never experienced such Freedom before I had to rely on my ability to ride a bicycle … Continue reading
Posted in brain injury, Delaware, disability, inspirational, legislation, PTSD, Resilence, seizures, TBI, transportation, Uncategorized, Victim of violent crime
Tagged Head Injuries, Inspirational, Overcoming Fear, Seizures, TBI
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Movement
After my head injury I had learn how to: walk, speak, write, run, and everything having to do with coordination; all over again. This took years of work, frustration, and tears. Many of us take these things for granted but … Continue reading
Posted in brain injury, Childhood, disability, gay and lesbian, inspirational, Movement disorders, PTSD, rehabilitation, Resilence, seizures, TBI, transportation, Uncategorized, Victim of violent crime, writing
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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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Photo 1: Amy and Dawn 1967 on Swifty Lewes, DE Photo 2: Paul, Pam Faust, Amy and Dawn on Swifty I was a fun loving, active, little kid and ornery as hell. I was a tomboy in the biggest way … Continue reading
March 28, 2014
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The Man On The Bus
He was the young man I met on the bus. We were both taking Para Transit what Delaware called it’s transport system for people with disabilities. They would pick me up at my house at 2:00 and then we would … Continue reading
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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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To The People We Rarely Get to Thank
Tonight I will focus on the people we need to thank, more often than we do. The people who do their job but their jobs affect them in ways we may never know. Yet what they do is AMAZING. The … Continue reading
Posted in Advocay, brain injury, inspirational, PTSD, rehabilitation, seizures, TBI, Uncategorized, 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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