Pono,
Good post, it makes it clear the frustration and effort in regard to keeping thoughts connected. The fact that you are motivated and care is so great and will help you improve. My son has been taking Mellatonin for sleep. He taked 2 pills 6mg and is now weaning to 1.5 pills. This has helped him alot and it is natural to body. No harm in trying. Your blog attempts are cognitive rehab. Time and staying calm and determined to get well will help you. My son gets very upset and angry at times and this is not good. The frustration with communication makes him explosive when he rarely trys to articulate how he is feeling. He did very well on his last IMPACT test and it is showing his improvement. He is pretty emotional now because he is afraid to move forward and do more schoolwork. Good news and feeling good one day and explosive and sad the next. I know tomm. will get better, it is just sometimes hard to always be positive when he is so unpredictable.
Keep putting your feet forward, you are inspiring.
Nancy