Category Archives: Traumatic Brain Injury

Chilly Penguins

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Danielle!

HAPPY ASH WEDNESDAY!! It is the beginning of Lent. And yes, it is another snow day for many schools around the Northern VA area.  [2/18/2015]  Since FCPS is out, that means that even my church will not have Ash Wednesday … Continue reading →

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little red bull

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Danielle!

Just like life, when you think everything’s been decided, the plans magically change depending on the littlest thing, the decision to turn the car right or left, go with the flow of traffic or against, and in that split second, … Continue reading →

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I am so scared of getting Alzheimer’s, or anothe form of dementia.  Possibly because I have worked in a nursing home and have seen what those diseases can do to a person, and partly because different studies, Alzheimer’s Association website, … Continue reading →

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Danielle! | Leave a comment

purpose revisited

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Danielle!

PURPOSE I have a purpose. I have a goal. I know what I’m doing. Or maybe I’m just telling myself that. I know I have said before that my purpose is self-improvement, and that I was going to work on … Continue reading →

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why worry?

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Danielle!

This blog entry is inspired by another blog entry: So what? Can we change anything that will happen from happening?  Even the most bizarre things, why would you upset yourself if say, a meteor were to come crashing down on … Continue reading →

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Amazing

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Danielle!

The latter verses of this song seem to so much more applicable to my life ~”Amazing” I kept the right ones out And let the wrong ones in Had an angel of mercy to see me through all my sins … Continue reading →

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Washington Post article

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Danielle!

After traumatic brain injury, a young man’s astounding recovery <http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/after-traumatic-brain-injury-a-young-mans-astounding-recovery/2014/09/15/410ab5e8-26e6-11e4-8593-da634b334390_story.html?tid=sm_fb&gt; My Response: I also have a TBI from a car accident 17 years ago.  (Wow, 17! The anniversary accident just passed September 6) I was only 16 at the time, … Continue reading →

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happy

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Danielle!

…I hear everything you’re telling me, I know it’s hard, but what can you do about it now?  I want to SCREAM (if there is a real way to scream in a chat room)  So I’m here online in a … Continue reading →

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Mindfulness

Posted on September 7, 2014 by Danielle!

You don’t get to choose how you’re going to die. Or when. You can decide how you’re going to live now. Joan Baez OMG. So true.  I know how precious every single moment is, and knew then, ever since after … Continue reading →

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Scrambled Brain Challenge!

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Danielle!

As most of you know, this page is called TBI triumphs! I have a Traumatic Brain Injury, which I have gotten from a car accident that I was in high school, 16 years old, 17 years ago. My friend, Kristin, … Continue reading →

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