Loneliness is not just about being alone. It is about feeling disconnected from others, whether you are physically separated or can’t relate to the people around you. While loneliness is a common feeling, it’s not something you should shrug off. Loneliness can have serious effects...
On Oct 2, 2014, while I was on my way to work I stopped on a highway as the traffic lights were red. There were about 4 cars in front of me. I left some room with the car in front as my mum always...
Every so often I find myself forgetting the reason behind why it is I am doing something, if in fact, I am trying to do two things at once. That is not to say that I cannot multitask, but I have to concentrate and remember...
There is a saying, “no two brain injuries are a like”. This is true, every acquired brain injury is different, just as we all, as humans, are different. But as we also share things in common, so do these ABI’s. One thing in particular that...
Having any type of disability I’m sure comes with a series of hardships that I do not understand, but I think one common challenge (whether it is physical or mental) that a lot of us can recognize as similar, in some ways, is disclosure. Having an...
As a brain injury survivor I have dealt with my share of barriers to overcome and in most part I feel that I have managed to triumphantly get through, but to say that, or think that, my struggles have all together disappeared, would be incorrect....