Hello! My name is Jasmine Herrera-Martinez, and I am an 8 years post Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). I sustained my brain injury on May 17th, 2014, in a Motor Vehicular accident (MVA). Before my brain injury, I was a full-time student in college, a full-time worker at Target, and was active in my 5 godchildren [...]
I was just 13 when my whole life changed forever. On December 18th, 2005 I was shot in the head at point-blank range. Not knowing if I was going to live or die. The doctors were really reluctant to pull the bullet out of my brain because of the swelling but they took a chance. [...]
The first time I heard 2 conversations going on at once, and was able to tune in to one at a time, it was so long after injuring my brain that I no longer realized I was going through a world of chattering humans without a vital superpower. That's the difference - that feeling of [...]
Prior to my car accident and mild TBI, when it came to bible study, I was never very good at following through. It required a discipline and commitment of time, reflection and understanding that I sadly seemed to think I didn’t have. The concussion and physical injuries I sustained forced me to slow down and [...]
On Saturday, September 30, Patti Foster (www.PattiFoster.com) and I will be presenting at the American Association of Christian Counselors World Conference in Nashville. (www.worldconference.net) It is a God-cool opportunity to share with other mental health professionals about how they can best support and help those in the brain injury community. So, I thought I would [...]
By Michelle Cable "Can you tell me your name?" Silence. "Do you know when your birthday is?" Nothing. I didn’t know my birthday. I didn’t where I was or why I was there. I didn’t even know who I was. These thoughts flamed tears of sincere frustration that rushed down my face. It was beyond [...]
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HOPE is something that we all must aspire to achieve in our lives that will bounce off of our shoulders of someone like sunshine & become affixed to our minds. We can gather hope, like I have for most of my life, from the negative situations that prevail in society at large. There is discrimination, [...]
By Robert Lyons, Traumatic Brain Injury Survivor, 1990 I lived the vast majority of my life in the Milwaukee area, so I was familiar with places that have a fairly severe winter. Besides being cold and snowy, the days were shorter, so we did not see too much sunshine. I longed for the promise of springtime. In [...]
Hi Friends, How do you thrive in the midst of brain injury? In the midst of trauma or simple difficulties? Take a gander at Patti Foster's acrostic...what would you say? How would you encourage others through what you have been through? What word or phrase would you add to T? H? R? I? V? E? [...]