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Blog: http://brokenbrilliant.wordpress.com/
I am a long-term multiple mild traumatic brain injury who has overcome plenty of obstacles along the way. I write about my experiences living with MTBI and talk about how I make the most of my life, no matter what my circumstances. I seek to educate and entertain, to inspire and challenge my... Full Bio
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I’m not necessarily slower – I just have more to think about

Choices, choices… I’ve been thinking a lot lately about concussion/tbi making you “dumber” – slower, etc. When I had my...
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I’m not necessarily slower – I just have more to think about

Choices, choices… I’ve been thinking a lot lately about concussion/tbi making you “dumber” – slower, etc. When I had my...
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Finding a good place

May you find your own good place I’m sitting outside this morning, writing in the quiet of the day, before the lawnmowers start and the...
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Back to bed?

Didn’t get much sleep last night. Had some misunderstandings about timing, last night, when we had a friend over. Long story short, we didn’t...
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Life after concussion

I’ve been thinking a lot about what it must be like in the general population, for people to learn about the impacts that concussion can have on...
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Feb 14 2011 by AmericanNurse34

I'm Emily. I have acquired 14 concussions. Some seen by just a athletic trainer back in the day, others reviewed by nurses in my family and sometimes i've gotten to the point when i know all the symptoms as a nurse, why would a pay someone to tell me what I already know? Have you heard of someone having a TBI as a result of multiply concussions or some very close together? searching for a good neurologist or anyone to listen

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May 29 2010 by Broken Brilliant

Andrew -

Did you have this problem before your head injury? Sometimes the injury just exaggerates problems we had before. It's not necessarily the only cause of this.

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May 20 2010 by Andrew
Hi, Im suffering from a mild head injury which i received while i was recovering from a previous head injury..3 years now. I have a big issue with intimacy, Is this common and how do i fix it?
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