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Old 10-02-2013, 11:43 PM
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This accident reminds me of all the lessons my mother tried to teach me.

Her favorite: "Don't complain if you don't explain." So I try to explain to those who don't get it. Some try to understand. Some dismiss. Most are sympathetic.

I really now get living in the moment/present. Not angry about the past. Not fearful of the future. Just in this moment.

I'm slowly becoming the Buddhist my mom wanted me to be.
I wish you all peace.
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The event: Rear ended on freeway with son when I was at a stop in stop and go traffic July 2012. Lost consciousness.

Post-event: Diagnosed with post-concussion syndrome, ptsd, whiplash, peripheral and central vestibular dysfunction and convergence insufficiency. MRI/CT scans fine.

Symptoms: daily headaches, dizziness/vertigo, nausea, cognitive fog, light/noise sensitivities, anxiety/irritability, fatigued, convergence insufficiency, tinnitus and numbness in arms/legs.

Therapies: Now topamax 50mg daily; Propanolol and Tramadol when migraine. Off nortryptiline and trazodone. Accupuncture. Vitamin regime. Prism glasses/vision therapy. Vestibular therapy 3month. Gluten free diet. Dairy free diet. On sick leave from teaching until Sept. 2014.
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