June 3, 2018 Since August 19, 2014 I have greatly struggled with my lack of energy.  More and more I realize that people do not understand the fatigue that comes with a brain injury.  People compare their lack of sleep to the tired I feel trying to function with a damaged brain. That is comparing … Continue reading Confessions of a Concussed Cyclist: TBI Tired →

May 18, 2018 Last night...I wanted to die.  Okay, not die per se but escape...quickly and until things got better! This past week was a busy one for me.  I knew that going into it and I knew it would result in things getting tougher for me.  I never could have anticipated just how much … Continue reading Confessions of a Concussed Cyclist: please just put me out of my misery! →

April 27, 2018 Yesterday I was working on a new Confession off and on throughout the evening.  After writing, deleting, and writing some more, I was unhappy with how it was going and I finally decided to just call it quits and head to bed.  I went to sleep with thoughts of August 19, 2014 … Continue reading Confessions of a Concussed Cyclist: Reliving a Nightmare! →

March 31, 2018 I am the face of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).  To simply look at me you’d never know that my brain is damaged.  You’d never know the form of hell that I live in every day. Only those that know me well can see the “fog rolling in” on a bad day.  Only … Continue reading Confessions of a Concussed Cyclist: March is Brain Injury Awareness Month Part 2-the face of brain injury →

March 15, 2018 Prior to August 19, 2014 I took medication for my asthma (Hello!  Breathing is important!) and I took a multivitamin. That was it. After August 19, 2014 I’m like Norm on Cheers walking into the pharmacy!  Do I love taking pharmaceutical medications? No. Do I need to in order to function? Yes. … Continue reading Confessions of a Concussed Cyclist: please think before you speak →

March 7, 2018 March is Brain Injury Awareness Month, prior to 3 ½ years ago, I never knew this.  I never knew that the green ribbon represented brain injury. In 2014, the year I was hit, nearly 2 million people sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI).  Motor-vehicle and traffic accidents account for 17.3% of TBI’s...I … Continue reading Confessions of a Concussed Cyclist: Brain Injury Awareness Month →

January 26, 2018 Recently I’ve been really struggling with the question “what’s next?”  Unfortunately, there is no one size fits all answer to this question and that scares me. Since the ripe old age of eight, I knew I wanted to be a special education teacher.  When I went to school there were still “resource … Continue reading Confessions of a Concussed Cyclist: What’s Next? →

January 20, 2018 Today I was finally able to get my first road road of 2018 completed.  I realized yesterday that today would work for that first ride; the roads were finally clear enough!  When the realization occurred, two things happened simultaneously: the first was excitement...I could finally get out on the road again!  The … Continue reading Confessions of a Concussed Cyclist →

December 31, 2017 It’s something we’ve all heard before (“we” being anyone living with something that is invisible to the naked eye): “but you look so normal”.   A few days ago, someone I have come to admire and respect said those words to me.  “You say you have a head injury...but you look so … Continue reading Confessions of a Concussed Cyclist: “but you look so normal” →

December 18, 2017 It is no secret that I hold a great amount of anger in me towards the driver that hit me.  Since the accident, I’ve been told on more than one occasion that I needed to “forgive her”.  I’ve heard these words when they are spoken, yet I’ve never felt compelled to move … Continue reading Confessions of a Concussed Cyclist: Forgiveness →