"It's all a mind-fuck - a roller coaster barreling from peaks of gratitude to valleys of seething anger and resentment...Eventually though, I must learn to quiet the anger that...leaves me screaming inside...If I don't...I know I will harden - losing my balance and everything else I'm trying to protect."
#abi #tbi #caregiver
Just cried my way through the first 35 pages of this gem. Not sure that everyone would find it quite so emotional, but it took me back to my hours spent waiting for my husband to have a craniotomy done due to a head/brain injury. This is going to be a *tough* read, but I love everything she writes on her blog, so it will be totally worth it! #abi #tbi #hardlove #loveeverysecond ❤
Need to wait until March 15th for it to arrive, but I absolutely could not be more excited for this memoir! For several years I have been following Abby Maslin's blog/articles for brainine.org - I cry every time. If you are interested in caregiving perspective, acquired (traumatic) brain injury, or just plain how does love survive ongoing trauma/challenge, this will be something to read. Is it March yet?! #abi #tbi #caregiver #love #reinvention
Spending #NationalBookLoversDay reading this amazing memoir. A tough read for me as so many things parallel my husband's experiences since his acquired brain injury 8 years ago. I encourage everyone to read this - she does an amazing job of really helping you feel the loneliness & frustration involved in a health condition that people don't 'see'. 'But you look so good!' is something my husband hears all the time. 😩 #ABI #TBI #invisibleinjury
Settling in for a bit of reading while the house is quiet. Some #strawberrycolada tea makes a great accompaniment. Couldn't resist making a little scene with a few of my current fav #cheeseboards #charcuterieboards and mini #woodengoblets - I am truly spoiled and know it. The ones in the back are being donated to an Acquired Brain Injury #abi fundraiser though ... I just get to bask in their beauty, not actually use them.
"The first thing to understand is that endless retelling is overwhelming. It is boring, draining, dispiriting."
I can't say what it was like for my parents when my brother's brain tumour was discovered, but I imagine this was true. I do know that since my husband's traumatic brain injury, I certainly feel this acutely. #braintumour #ABI #TBI #storyrepeateddaily ?
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