Reading Time: 6 minutesTalons Challenge Two years ago, I had my sights set for participating in the Talons Challenge at Beaver Creek. I had skied 13/15 days and was in the best shape of my life. But then the Universe got my attention on January 5, 2017 and put my life on a different path—the path of recovery from a traumatic brain injury …
Reading Time: 2 minutesAnother goal achieved Yesterday marked another “first” since my TBI over two years ago. Non-brain injured people may think I should be “recovered” by now or questioning why I still think a milestone is important. A brain injury doesn’t go away; this is an injury I will keep with me the rest of my life and I have to learn …
Reading Time: 7 minutesReflections and recap two years later Today is anniversary two of my brain injury. January 5, 2017 is a day emblazoned in my mind as it completely changed my life. I’m so grateful for my dedication to healing, my medical team that guided me, my friends who stepped up to feed me, cook for me, clean for me, drive me …
Reading Time: 6 minutesSlow and steady wins the race If you’ve been keeping up with my writing, you know that I am finally fulfilling passions and goals that I began in 2001. In July of 2017, just six months after my accident and still very much in active recovery, I began my author website (this very website you’re reading this blog article on). …
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Reading Time: 3 minutesBI symptoms flare The last several weeks I have been feeling incredible amounts of fatigue, extreme issues with motivation, and a flaring of BI symptoms like nausea, dizziness, unsteadiness, terrible setback with short-term memory (who could forget the arrival of the mystery package), and of course, the brain stem headaches. For those of you suffering from migraines, the neurologist told …
Reading Time: 10 minutesTackling “The new list” I left off in the last article Mystery Package Arrives…Part 1 after I lost my list in the second of seven stops. You may remember I mentioned that the list was too long for one trip. The pre-brain injury (BI) Jena would have had no problem tackling it in a heartbeat. Things are a little bit …
Reading Time: 6 minutesMy return to hot yoga This morning was another first! I went to hot yoga for the first time since January 2017. I have been longing for this day for some time and today I went with the goal to complete the standing series, 12 static postures. I checked the schedule yesterday and saw that all my regular instructors at …
Reading Time: 4 minutesYesterday, January 5, 2018 marked one year since my accident. This day was monumental in so many ways and something I thought was so out of reach. Yet, when I told people it was my one-year anniversary, many said “That went fast!” or “Already? Wow!” Hardly how I would describe the year which I have termed “My Lost Year”. I …
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