View Single Post
Old 08-05-2013, 11:18 AM
Lightrail11's Avatar
Lightrail11 Lightrail11 is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Phoenix AZ
Posts: 531
10 yr Member
Lightrail11 Lightrail11 is offline
Member
Lightrail11's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Phoenix AZ
Posts: 531
10 yr Member
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by mrtamnus1 View Post
Alas all the problems are back to square 1
Sorry about the reoccurrence of these symptoms, but I’d challenge you to think about the “good days” as steps in a positive direction. I believe that optimism is an important component in recovery.

As TBIs go yours is fairly recent. At my two month mark I was assessed as having “significant difficulties in learning, recall, mental flexibility and executive systems functioning”. I kept a sense of optimism which helped me attend more diligently to the therapies I was given. Three months later those deficits had largely resolved and I was soon back to work.

Recovery is a journey, not an event. The very best to you as you continue yours, and celebrate those “good days”.

__________________
What Happened: On November 29, 2010, I was walking across the street and was hit by a light rail commuter train. Result was a severe traumatic brain injury and multiple fractures (skull, pelvis, ribs). Total hospital stay was two months, one in ICU followed by an additional month in neuro-rehab. Upon hospital discharge, neurological testing revealed deficits in short term memory, executive functioning, and spatial recognition.

Today: Neuropsychological examination five months post-accident indicated a return to normal cognitive functioning, and I returned to work approximately 6 months after the accident. I am grateful to be alive and am looking forward to enjoying the rest of my life.

Last edited by Lightrail11; 08-05-2013 at 12:31 PM.
Lightrail11 is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
"Thanks for this!" says:
Su seb (08-11-2013), Tom from Queens (08-06-2013)