April 19, 2021 Whatever happened to asking someone how they are doing instead of telling them? Whatever happened to listening to someone instead of assuming? For almost seven years now I’ve had people make assumptions about my rattled brain, instead of asking me questions. For almost seven years now I’ve had people tell me what I … Continue reading Confessions of a Concussed Cyclist: a little bit louder for those in the back
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Confessions of a Concussed Cyclist: one is the loneliest number
April 15, 2021 When I first entered the life of living with a traumatic brain injury I could never have imagined just how lonely it would be. Every single thing I do now is based around my brain injury and how I’m feeling. If I want to get together with someone, I need to plan … Continue reading Confessions of a Concussed Cyclist: one is the loneliest number
Confessions of a Concussed Cyclist: But you don’t…
April 14, 2021 I’ve heard it from day one...but you don’t LOOK like you have a brain injury. But you don’t ACT like you have a brain injury. But you don’t SOUND like you have a brain injury. And from day one it has confused me...how should I LOOK? How should I ACT? How should … Continue reading Confessions of a Concussed Cyclist: But you don’t…
Confessions of a Concussed Cyclist: a TBI is much more than just a migraine
March 31, 2021 I began writing this Confession with one intention in mind, to give greater detail to many of the challenges I now face since my TBI. I began with post-concussion migraine because that is the one symptom everyone seems to focus on. However, I wrote a whole page just on that one … Continue reading Confessions of a Concussed Cyclist: a TBI is much more than just a migraine
Confessions of a Concussed Cyclist: Grace
March 1, 2021 Recently I was scrolling through Instagram when I read “I’m struggling...a lot...but I’m giving myself grace.” This line really hit me; I am my own harshest critic. I don’t give myself grace, I only get frustrated with myself. The irony is, often the things I’m frustrated with myself about, are out of … Continue reading Confessions of a Concussed Cyclist: Grace
Confessions of a Concussed Cyclist: You’re drunk!
January 31, 2021 About a month or so after my TBI I went to a friends house for a cookout. I did not plan on staying long but I wanted to stop and see everyone. As I was walking unsteadily from my car to the porch where my friends were, many people laughed and shouted … Continue reading Confessions of a Concussed Cyclist: You’re drunk!
Confessions of a Concussed Cyclist: this or that
January 25, 2021 Early on in my TBI career I took part in many, many hours of cognitive therapy. The therapist would have me practice skills such as: reading a recipe (my TBI made it so hard for me to read a recipe and follow it; I greatly struggled to remember how many cups of … Continue reading Confessions of a Concussed Cyclist: this or that
Confessions of a Concussed Cyclist: how to help a TBI survivor
January 14, 2021 I initially started writing these Confessions with one purpose in mind; if the driver that hit me, ever decided to look me up, she’d see what she did. She’d read about how her actions affected every aspect of my life. I continued to write my Confessions because I found it was a … Continue reading Confessions of a Concussed Cyclist: how to help a TBI survivor
Confessions of a Concussed Cyclist: Where’s My Silver Lining?
January 3, 2021 For the past six and a half years I’ve heard many TBI survivors say what a blessing their brain injury is to them. The first few times I read this I thought “Wait! What? Did something magical happen to their rattled brains that didn’t happen to mine? What makes this trauma a … Continue reading Confessions of a Concussed Cyclist: Where’s My Silver Lining?
Confessions of a Concussed Cyclist: the kindness of strangers
December 2, 2020 I go through spells living this TBI life… “Be thankful you’re alive...this isn’t how it’s supposed to be!” “I’m so tired, I can’t keep this up...you can do this!” “It could be worse...it could be better!” Some days I just go through the motions, other days life is good, then there are … Continue reading Confessions of a Concussed Cyclist: the kindness of strangers
Confessions of a Concussed Cyclist: the story of a cyclist living life with a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) 