what defines me post-injuries. good question. I am still fiercely loyal to my family and love my nephews and nieces enough to not jump off a cliff from this brain injury
my job defined me and that was a brutal blow losing it, even 5 years later it hurts.
money defined me. now I have very little and that hurts because I liked nice cars and jewelry.
I found out that my "self" is all in the brain. the rest of the body means nothing without a healthy brain. whether it comes to sleeping, exercising, sex...without the brain none of it happens, and with a damaged brain only some things are the same for me.
sleep, pain, sex, exercise...all affected by my brain injury.
I guess I'm still who I was, only going through heck every day for the rest of my life scares me and I always prided myself on being tough.