I'm working on my main site over at phoenixjordan.com and my wordpress blog attached to it.  That will be my Indie musician's blog and  main hub to link to my blog on Thrivability and this brain injury support blog. :)

I'm learning so much. Once I get everything set up, I will be posting regularly. 

So much to share. Looking forward to your sharings as well :-}

love, PJ

Report Urges ‘Cultural Shift’ as Hockey Coaches Defy Concussion Specialists - The New York Times

THE WAY I WALK
As a young Cub Scout, the "Broken Arrow Boy" fell and an arrow in his hand punctured his brain. More than 50 surgeries later, Adam Moore lives a spiritual and artistic life.

Lost & Found: What Brain Injury Survivors Want You to KnowBarbara J. Webster, Lash & Associates

I need a lot more rest than I used to. I’m not being lazy. I get physical fatigue as well as a “brain fatigue.” It is very difficult and tiring for my brain to think, process, and organize. Fatigue makes it even harder to think.

My stamina fluctuates, even though I may look good or “all better” on the outside. Cognition is a fragile function for a brain injury survivor. Some days are better than others. Pushing too hard usually leads to setbacks, sometimes to illness.

Brain injury rehabilitation takes a very long time; it is usually measured in years. It continues long after formal rehabilitation has ended. Please resist expecting me to be who I was, even though I look better.

I am not being difficult if I resist social situations.Crowds, confusion, and loud sounds quickly overload my brain, it doesn’t filter sounds as well as it used to. Limiting my exposure is a coping strategy, not a behavioral problem.

GO TO ARTICLE

This is from a benefit concert that I helped with and performed at for a fellow student at college who 

had also had a brain injury.  Music was such a gift throughout this healing process. 

SO GOOD FOR MY HEART!!! <3

'I'm Free' - written a little over a year and a 1/2 after my tbi (I think) ;)

Welcome to my brain injury blog! 

BIG HUG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!