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05-26-2014, 02:19 PM | #21 | |||
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Hi Laura and MiaVita,
Sorry you hit your head. I have trouble in the car just like you. Also in crowded places. I wear ear plugs and sunglasses and used to hold onto my husbands arm. Finally I decided to get a walking stick. It helps me balance and if it's bad My hubby grabs me. I like the independence of the walking stick. Target sells two I. A pack. When go on walks I'm going to try to use both to get my arms going. Just a normal pace, but it should help my health. The animal watching helped me greatly from month 6 on. I fed the squirrels and fattened them up for winter. I have many birds where I live now, no squirrels so I am learning about them..very relaxing. Spirituality comes to us in many ways. The animals and nature are such a beautiful, pure path. Nature is a foundation to me. It has always played a big role in my life but even larger now. I'm going to get a finch feeder. We have purple and yellow finches her. I think I will add a bird bath to and a hummingbird feeder. I saw a crane yesterday. We have lots of geese and ducks. I haven't seen any fox, deer, or raccoons yet. Hoping to. I so wish I could listen to audio books. I was a voracious reader prior to injury. Miss the stories immensely. Every now and then I will watch an animal documentary if it's a quiet day and I'm alone. Sometimes with sound for a bit. One of my favorite voices is Peter Thomas. He narrates Forensic Files. I used to fall asleep to his voice. I wish he did other things besides the dark stories. So glad to chat with you both! Jace
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. *TBI with mild to severe damage November 2012 from car crash. Stroke with hemorage & 4 clots in veins in brain Feb/Mar 2015. *Vestibular damage, PCS, hypercusis, severe visual processing and tracking issues, short term memory loss, headaches/migraines, occipital neuralgia, cognitive issues, neurological issues, brain fog, brain fatigue when over stimulated, twitching, vertigo, neck issues, nerve issues, PTSD, personality change, Since stroke left side weakness, rage, worsening of vestibular problems, recall, speech, memory. *Can't drive or work. Have done occupational therapy, cognitive therapy, physical therapy. Learning work arounds, and strategies to be competent in daily life. Change your attitude/perspective changes your life. As TBI survivors this is a vital part of our healing and living. *Working on getting to know and accept the new me. Last edited by Living_Dazed; 05-26-2014 at 03:32 PM. Reason: Names and forgot stuff |
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05-26-2014, 03:23 PM | #22 | |||
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"Thanks for this!" says: | Living_Dazed (05-26-2014) |
05-26-2014, 03:36 PM | #23 | |||
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Hockey, are you still sick? Your mood says sick?
How much snow do you get where you live? We had a lot this year nut we are not in the typical weather pattern that comes down from Canada and Wisconsin & Minnesota, then through Illinois across Lake Michigan northern Indiana and into Michigan. We just miss it. Jace
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. *TBI with mild to severe damage November 2012 from car crash. Stroke with hemorage & 4 clots in veins in brain Feb/Mar 2015. *Vestibular damage, PCS, hypercusis, severe visual processing and tracking issues, short term memory loss, headaches/migraines, occipital neuralgia, cognitive issues, neurological issues, brain fog, brain fatigue when over stimulated, twitching, vertigo, neck issues, nerve issues, PTSD, personality change, Since stroke left side weakness, rage, worsening of vestibular problems, recall, speech, memory. *Can't drive or work. Have done occupational therapy, cognitive therapy, physical therapy. Learning work arounds, and strategies to be competent in daily life. Change your attitude/perspective changes your life. As TBI survivors this is a vital part of our healing and living. *Working on getting to know and accept the new me. |
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05-26-2014, 04:16 PM | #24 | |||
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In the winter, we get lots and lots of storms. It makes travel difficult and planning impossible. Nature can be one mean momma. |
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"Thanks for this!" says: | Living_Dazed (05-26-2014) |
05-26-2014, 04:39 PM | #25 | |||
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Sorry to hear about your tipping.
I would want a snow crawling machine with a front loader. I would love to play with heavy machinery.
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. *TBI with mild to severe damage November 2012 from car crash. Stroke with hemorage & 4 clots in veins in brain Feb/Mar 2015. *Vestibular damage, PCS, hypercusis, severe visual processing and tracking issues, short term memory loss, headaches/migraines, occipital neuralgia, cognitive issues, neurological issues, brain fog, brain fatigue when over stimulated, twitching, vertigo, neck issues, nerve issues, PTSD, personality change, Since stroke left side weakness, rage, worsening of vestibular problems, recall, speech, memory. *Can't drive or work. Have done occupational therapy, cognitive therapy, physical therapy. Learning work arounds, and strategies to be competent in daily life. Change your attitude/perspective changes your life. As TBI survivors this is a vital part of our healing and living. *Working on getting to know and accept the new me. |
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05-27-2014, 07:18 PM | #26 | ||
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Sometimes I really wish I could give all of you a big hug.
I've also become an avid bird watcher since PCS, it's so relaxing |
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05-27-2014, 08:03 PM | #27 | |||
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It's interesting how many TBI folks on the Forum have taken up bird watching. I find it inspiring to see the little chickadees and finches who manage to survive our brutal winters. Sometimes the wind has my feeders parallel to the ground - and they're still hanging on.
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"Thanks for this!" says: | EsthersDoll (05-28-2014), Living_Dazed (05-27-2014) |
05-27-2014, 09:08 PM | #28 | ||
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I agree Hockey! I actually told my husband about how many others on here seem to enjoy bird watching, because he picks at me about becoming an old lady before my time when he comes home to me sitting on the porch with binoculars, haha.
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"Thanks for this!" says: | Living_Dazed (05-27-2014) |
05-27-2014, 10:14 PM | #29 | |||
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Redoslingberg,
Go ahead...hug me. Let's have a group hug I really like the bird watching but when they aren't flying. I am going to get a finch feeder and hummingbird feeder. And a bird bath. I find it soothing. We have so many song birds. I can't see them but I can hear them. Nice to meet you, Jace
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. *TBI with mild to severe damage November 2012 from car crash. Stroke with hemorage & 4 clots in veins in brain Feb/Mar 2015. *Vestibular damage, PCS, hypercusis, severe visual processing and tracking issues, short term memory loss, headaches/migraines, occipital neuralgia, cognitive issues, neurological issues, brain fog, brain fatigue when over stimulated, twitching, vertigo, neck issues, nerve issues, PTSD, personality change, Since stroke left side weakness, rage, worsening of vestibular problems, recall, speech, memory. *Can't drive or work. Have done occupational therapy, cognitive therapy, physical therapy. Learning work arounds, and strategies to be competent in daily life. Change your attitude/perspective changes your life. As TBI survivors this is a vital part of our healing and living. *Working on getting to know and accept the new me. |
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"Thanks for this!" says: | music-in-me (05-28-2014) |
05-28-2014, 06:15 AM | #30 | |||
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To you birders out there... don't forget the nice bird cams that are on the net now.
I am watching this one: http://cams.allaboutbirds.org/channe...-tailed_Hawks/ It has been extremely interesting. Today is a storm and Big Red is protecting her chicks. I also hang a nesting dispenser (it is really a corn cob feeder which we use in the winter), with real cotton (they won't take polyester filler) and many birds come to it in the spring. I have many photos now of them..some in my profile here and the one currently in my signature. When you put up a finch feeder, you will attract them and they may appreciate some nesting materials to help them with their nests. This nesting dispenser is right out my window when I am online, so I watch it all day long..
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