Author: A Recovering Brain

When I was growing up I used to go to church on a Sunday.  My family wasn’t religious but my Dad’s parents were and I think we just went to appease them.  When I got to about 14 years old I decided I didn’t want to go so we all stopped going.  The schools I … Continue reading Losing my religion

About three years ago I had to sell my house. I was unable to afford it anymore and I really had to live with my family. I really loved my house. I was able to see it being built which meant that everything in it was my choice. I think about my old house all … Continue reading My beautiful house ⛪

I saw my Aunt last year which was the first time I had seen her after I was ill. We gave each other a big hug and she called me a wonder woman. It felt really weird that she said this to me, but quite proud to be thought of in this way. I have … Continue reading Wonder women

I have been thinking about this for a while now.  I know it must seem like I moan about things quite frequently and I do.  I guess I have a lot to moan about.  As everything is different now and I am encountering new things all the time it is natural to not like some … Continue reading Be grateful, it could have been a lot worse

This is just a metaphor, I have never thought of actually climbing Mount Everest. That would be a challenge. My recovery over the last four years has been challenging and I could look at it as climbing to the peak of a mountain. Four years ago when I woke up from my coma I was … Continue reading Climbing Mount Everest ⛰

I am not saying this to anyone in particular.  But I do think that people may be saying it about me.  I am not going to shut up for the moment as I need to write this down to get it out of my head!  Over the last four years I have been saying I … Continue reading Just shut up and carry on

Today is another Restart a Heart day. It is a day to highlight the importance of learning CPR. I feel like I go on about it a bit but I do feel very passionate about it. But restarting a heart does not just involve doing CPR. The use of a defibrillator is just as important. … Continue reading Restarting the heart

I was never one to go to the gym. I suppose I always used the excuse of not needing to as I was not overweight. People think that the only reason for going to the gym was to lose weight but I have been learning that it can do much more than that. I would … Continue reading Gymtastics

Well it has been four years now and a lot of things have happened, good and bad. In the beginning I didn't really understand what was going on but when I did then the bad things began to happen. Another thing that I have learnt over the last couple of years is to not dwell … Continue reading Remember the good things

Over the last few months I have learnt a new skill. It is the remember whenever I am doing something, to look behind me as I always forget something. I guess this is a connected with having a bad working memory. I find this very useful when I am at home and I am going … Continue reading Look behind you