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Introduction. To brain cancer. And me.
Learning to live with brain cancer
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Day 1 at the gym was a disaster.
I begged my wife to drop me off at the gym for an hour while she ran errands. She was hesitant but agreed. I missed the independence of moving my body and working my muscles. And I was willing to take it slowly. I figured the most important thing was to explore how my new […]
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I was going stir crazy … and then my wife stepped in and got me outside.
I was lamenting (whining) about being stuck inside. I can’t drive. Limited stamina. Sometimes, I have trouble expressing myself. So I ride an indoor bike and do weights in the basement. Staring at the walls and trying to ignore all the things I can’t do and pushing myself to thing about everything I’ve already learned […]
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I’m getting fond of the MRI machine.
I can’t quite remember the sequence of noises, but every pattern is becoming familiar. The noise is so compelling that it takes me away from thinking about anything else. I get lost when everyone is talking at home, or at work. It’s sensory overload: all the threads have meaning but I can’t keep track of […]
Here’s my reading list as I worked through the first year of recovery.
- Left Neglected. Lisa Genova (2011). Fictional first-person narrative of the struggle to come to grips with living after TBI
- Where is the Mango Princess? A Journey Back from Brain Injury. Cathy Crimmins (2001). TBI from the point of view of the caregiver.
- Lifting Heavy Things: Healing Trauma One Rep at a Time. Laura Khoudari (2021). Recovering from trauma using strength training.