Author: A Recovering Brain

Well it the time of year that I really hate again. Three years ago this time was awful and life changing, two years ago it was equally awful and life changing as well. I guess I should focus on last year which I did dread was actually OK. The whole time I just felt so … Continue reading This time of year again

I was going to write about something else today but I saw this word and it reminded me of a problem that I have had following my brain injury. I guess this is an impulsive post! The year after my brain injury I really didn't know what was going on and I didn't recognise many … Continue reading Impulsive

After you have a brain injury you find out just how important routines are. They become a big part of life and helps with the recovery. When you have a brain injury you have problems with your memory and routines make things so much easier. You probably don't realise that are lives are made up … Continue reading Missing my routines 🙎

I was never very adventurous when choosing what to eat. I think that I must of decided at a young age that I didn't want to try or eat certain things and this didn't change over the years. I wasn't a person who would try new things, new tastes. I had an aversion to fruit … Continue reading Taste test

I would never notice these before but they seem to be everywhere. I guess they may only seem special to people who have used them or have had used on them. When I had my cardiac arrest the paramedics used one on me to get my heart started and the get it beating properly again. … Continue reading Defibrillators

I don't know why I did this but in my previous life I brought loads of hearts. Over the last couple of months when I was sorting out all of my stuff I found loads of them. I remember having a couple around my old house, on the wall. I have also found lots of … Continue reading Heart to heart ♥

Over the last few months I have had an urge to find out information about so many things. So for the last few weeks, as I am furloughed, I have been trying to educate myself. Luckily I have a bit of experience finding and looking at articles and finding useful information in them. In my … Continue reading Educating myself

People have said to me that it is wrong to look back, I should try and look forward. But I feel that looking back will help me understand more of why things happened to me. There is so much for me to understand. Over the last month I have been thinking about how to do … Continue reading Looking back, moving forward

I have been trying to think of something interesting to write about but everything seems so boring. Why would you want to read some thing that has no meaning. I think the problem is that over the last couple of years things have been pretty busy and interesting and now that seems to of come … Continue reading Getting bored

I realise that memory is a problem for me now but I am getting better. I have learnt things that I can use to help with my memory. I have good days and bad days and factors such as fatigue do make it hard sometimes. I am aware that my memory is better now but … Continue reading She doesn’t remember