In response to your second question I think that the answer is twofold. At first after a concussion with PCS you cannot exercise or be around bright light and noise and so you do not do those things, but after you begin to heal you still cannot do those things because your body is no longer used to those things. It is as though the PCS has put you in a dark prison, but when you are released you still cannot stand the sunlight because of all the time spent in the dark.

I ran up three flights of stairs 4 days ago challenging my little sister to a race, and I am still feeling the results. I feel like I am falling down while reclining in a chair. Such is life for me now, but I hope that someday I can find a way to cope with this so that I can consider getting married and having kids because as I am now, that is not going to happen.

Good Luck!
Happy Easter!
~Margarite