EVERY 9 SECONDS someone in the United States sustains a brain injury

MARCH IS BRAIN INJURY AWARENESS MONTH

The impacts of brain injury are often invisible and misunderstood. Yes, it's normal to be tired, almost all the time.  I get more tired from thinking tasks then physical ones.  I am improving in many ways, and it's easy to look at me and think I'm doing well - it's unfair not to consider the pain I am in from simple tasks like forming these sentences.  This fatigue is debilitating and compromises my ability to regulate my emotions. Physical disabilities are more visible and in some ways easier for people to relate to.  

​Stroke is considered an acquired brain injury (ABI).  More than 3.6 million people sustain an ABI each year. At least 2.8 million people sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI) each year.  In total at least 5.3 million Americans live with a TBI-related disability. That's 1 in every 60 people.   
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​It's been just over 7 months since my stroke. While I don't feel I'm in a place to "speak up and speak out",  I do want to to raise awareness.  So here I go, slightly overwhelmed and without a real game plan, launching this blog in an effort to heal myself and potentially help others. 

#MoreThanMyBrainInjury  

(Statistics taken from The Brain Injury Association).