[Vanilla Bean]

I just started a new part time job this past Monday and it is going well. I am being trained at the library and the amount of new information I am processing might be the reason why I am getting headaches. The headaches gradually, but quickly, disappear when I get home. Today I did not get a headache, so I am hopeful it will not be a problem. I am still on Nortriptyline every other day. When I do take it, I get tremors at night so looking forward to ending that, although it has helped a lot with my headaches. I am decreasing my Gabapentin to 200mg. Overall my energy is good and part of this is due to having motivation, purpose and a schedule outside our home to keep me focused on something else besides staring at the walls of our home and the more nuanced symptoms of PCS.

This is all very encouraging and exciting, and I am grateful to the community here because it helped me through the most difficult time. I am 8 months post concussion, and feel like this is just now the right time to add a part time job. Although this might sound like a long time to some of you just starting off, it is an incredible feeling of progress and feel that it is certainly a sign of good progress yet to come. I can hardly believe I'm feeling better. I still have to be ever mindful of my situation, but I am so full of gratitude and like many have written before, I feel like a far better person and more fulfilled person than before, despite my new limitations. I like my new pace and it has allowed me to see how much is lost when we are running our lives so quickly and filling each minute, without leaving room for observation and mindfulness for ourselves and others.