Reading Time: 9 minutes PET scan overview I had my first-ever PET scan recently and am sharing my experience so that others may know what to expect. My PET scan had a different protocol since they were specifically looking at the functioning of a certain area of the brain. This protocol is different than if they were looking for something else, a tumor for …
Reading Time: 6 minutes Talons 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 minutes Another 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 …
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Reading Time: 6 minutes Slow 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). …
Reading Time: 3 minutes BI 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 minutes Tackling “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: 4 minutes Yesterday, 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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