Originally Posted by Sharlynn

I have a very serious TBI from a bad wreck we were in. It is very frustrating. It also leaves you feeling very alone at times. I woke up in a trauma center and had to learn much over again. I have lost years of my memories and my short term memory is impared for life. I will never smell or taste again. I had to learn to even brush my hair and simple things like that again. I am still learning. I have spelling problems and writing problems. I also had several injuries to my body that are still being fixed as allowed. It is very difficult to be going along and then one day like for me you wake up and your not you anymore. Except my heart is the same but what I did is not the same. I was an interpreter for the deaf and lost 25 yrs of sign language. I had cooked all my life and was a ranchers wife and could not remember how to cook. I have speech problems and all sort of things. I understand your frustration as it is very difficult to fight to get your life back or some sort of life back. I will never be the person that was and am constantly having to adapt and make changes. Brain injury headaches are terrible and often not much will take one of mine away. I live on pain meds 24/7 now and other meds. I was told by one of my brain injury doctors that a person has to grieve the loss of the person that was. I know I did that and still do at times. I was out for 8 months when I came alert to the world and all was changed for me. It has been a long process and I was told it would be a long process. Some things will come back and some never will. It is a battle to accept when you knew you worked once,functioned highly in society once and now your ability to function is very low. It is helpful to meet others that understand what your going through and can relate. I am new here as of today but this I am not new too and can relate. I think anger at the loss is ok and needed to help move on. I still have days I get angry and our wreck was in 2007. I am sorry your going through this and hope for you it does get better. My husband suffered a severe concusion and deals with far less than me with the TBI and he has come a long way with that. I still hope for the best for me no matter what the doctors say. I have walking difficulties as well that confine me but my will to overcome is strong and that is on my side. I even had to learn the computer all over again and am still learning. Hang in there as things will get better.
Sharlynn