Secret Life of the Injured Brain

When I was first in the hospital recovering from my cardiac arrest I have been told that whenever someone came into my room I was smiling. I guess I really didn't know what was going on so perhaps I just smiled to let everyone know that I was OK. It has been three years and … Continue reading Smile 😁

“She philosophically noted dates as they came past in the revolution of the year. Her own birthday, and every other day individualised by incidents in which she had taken some share. She suddenly thought, one afternoon, that there was another date, of greater importance than all those; that of her own death; a day which … Continue reading A day to celebrate 🎉

We are so lucky that we live in a world where technology is so accessible. Especially this year, the year of Covid. How would we cope without things such as Zoom. I didn't have a clue what this was six months ago but now I use it every week for Headway and although it is … Continue reading Are you on mute? 💻

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