Hi there momwriterstudent,

I am sorry to hear of your struggles, and concussion. PCS is a scary place to be especially if or when you have those confusing days where you feel better and you might think, "ah ha -- it's over," only to find, it is not over.

I had those days too, and I had to leave work last year before the school year was out, and just stay home and brain rest and heal. That was me though.

No 2 injuries are the same and no 2 healings are the same either. If you have to work, you do. I found that when I kept trying to go back to work, it just drained me and made me worse. I know how depressing and scary that felt. I really feel for you in your situation.

Check out the vitamin stickie at the top. It will give you good ideas on how to start healing from the inside. Good nutrition is key to brain health and healing too.

I hope you can find a way to brain rest when you are not working. That will involve having others help you. You will and do need help. I hope you can find it.

Keep asking questions and other people here will weigh in.

The brain does heal. It just takes its own long time and no one really knows how long that time is. But the brain can heal.

Here's wishing you peace.

Sincerely

poetrymom

MWS,

I suggest you find a way to pace yourself as your write. You definitely over did it. Even on our best days, we need to pace ourselves or risk a setback like you had. The kids will be OK without every event they may want. You need to try to find a balance of rest and effort.

If you are writing and get bleary eyed, stop and take a break. If you don't, you may end up with such a setback that you can not function. By taking breaks frequently, you can still be productive. You need to learn to recognize the signs of fatigue.

Many of us have been through the same setbacks as you. We speak from hard learned experience.

My best to you.