[nightnurse30]

http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2012/0...-power-of-art/


I like how she talks about how she views herself now and the positive way she explains who she is. She is a survivor...not a victim....just like all of us!

[Lightrail11]

Thanks for posting.

In her book "Where is the Mango Princess", Cathy Crimmins describes the way many TBI survivors (myself included) categorize our memories and thoughts on life into “before and after”, as the article’s author alludes to in the statement: “Life has been different ever since and art became an integral part of my recovery and my identity”.

I also relate to the power of positive ways we can express our acceptance:

I did not suffer a TBI, I sustained a TBI.
I am not a victim, I am a survivor.
I am not afflicted by TBI, I am affected by TBI.
I do not accept my disability. I acknowledge it and consider every aspects of it to learn from it, conquer and move on.

Thanks again.