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How PCS prepared me for pandemic life
To say I “freaked out” when lockdown was announced for my county is putting it mildly. Every newly canceled event disrupted my equanimity a little more, and then the announcement of…
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11.13.16
Here the taxi drivers seem to go on strike every other day and clueless Americans easily end up stranded…
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What it’s like to be me
As I sit here, I’m not quite sure how to write this. My new life is so different and yet I struggle to describe it to the people who live with me, let alone the casual observer. How do you describe life with Post-Concussion Syndrome? How do you describe life with chronic fatigue and chronic…
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When life sucks I…
“Life sucks, and then you die” is a quote that goes through Jacob-the-teenage-werewolf-Black’s head, and has, for whatever reason, stuck with me. In fact, there have been times over the last four years where it’s been on repeat in my concussed brain.
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5 Things I didn’t know about concussions before I was concussed
Great news: a version of this piece was published on The Mighty! A concussion is a traumatic brain injury (TBI) The Centers for Disese Control and Prevention (CDC) describe a TBI as an injury, caused by a a bump, blow or jolt to the head, that disrupts the brain’s ability to function normally. To get…
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This is my dream for the world
Just when I feel I’ve gained my equilibrium, something new happens, whether it be on a global or personal scale. Fires have erupted all over the west coast since I first started working on this piece!
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Why I left the Internet
Instead I silently scrolled. Never commenting, never liking, just scrolling. And what would I see? I would see everyone’s jobs, vacations, opportunities and adventures. And I would think, “What do I have? A broken brain, an atrophying body and a ruined life.”
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12.7.16
I am amazed at my ability to not puke. Amazed. By all rights I should have deposited my lunch onto the oh so sterile floor. Here’s what happened:
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