August 9, 2018 I read a quote recently that said “everyone you meet always asks if you have a career, are married, have children, etc. as if life was some kind of grocery list.  But no one ever asks if you are happy.” In the past I never had a problem answering those questions: yes, … Continue reading Confessions of a Concussed Cyclist: “What do you do?” →

June 23, 2018 This life...this life with an injured brain...this life that I didn’t ask for...this life is hard.  I don’t say that looking for sympathy, I say it because sometimes, this world that I’ve been thrown into, this world is too much to carry on my shoulders and I need to vent about it … Continue reading Confessions of a Concussed Cyclist: This Life is Hard! →

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 →