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Nice comment from a neighbour I just ran into (we've been in the same neighbourhood for about four months): "I see you walking outside all the time...you're moving much better than you were a couple of months ago."

How nice!

I ususally get something like, "So doesn't this prove you're faking?"

Thats so nice to hear!! When I returned to work, a lot of people commented on how healthy I looked. Everyone said I was glowing. I didnt realize how much you wear your pain on your face and how a "healthy glow" changed how others perceived you. It was a welcome reminder of how far i had come. So happy to hear you are making "strides" haha.

Has your neighbor been watching your frog butt?

LOL

Actually, it is nice to hear you have a neighbor who has noticed you enough to see a difference. You are fortunate.

My best to you.

That's great! Even my family are still sceptical about my PCS! Recently, one of them said to my mum 'Are you sure she's not playing up to it?' That really hurt, I'm pleased your neighbour is so much more considerate and understanding :)

Thanks! I think my secret identity as a green-hued frog is still unbeknownst to my neighbours:)

Sorry to hear about the negative comments others have had to deal with - I know it's not uncommon. It's something of a double whammy: not only is it frustrating to deal with the skeptics, but their comments and insinuations can be especially stressful for people recovering from an mTBI (whose stress defences are not as robust as they were pre-injury).

I've been fortunate... not a single person I know has accused me of faking (although I guarantee my ex husband is having a heyday with what the kids are telling him!).... My church has been especially good, since I only see them once a week... they could literally see the fog lifting from my eyes as the weeks passed...

I'm so happy for you that things are getting better! That's the best way to know after all... through a compliment!

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Another nice comment by someone in my neighbourhood who sits out on her porch with her husband a lot, and whose house I walk by every day. She asked about my injury and said I'm walking much better, adding that "even my grandson said the other day, 'Nana, that man is walking much faster.'"

So nice to hear you went back to work! I work nights in a long term care facility and I'm feeling like I'll never return normal enough to do the job I trained for. Any advice? I was assaulted by a patient violently 3 months ago

Kelly

Its nice when people notice things like that - hope the recovery continues