How Music Drove My Recovery: Musician’s Friend
I used to play guitar and sing before the accident. After going to Ali’s on September 3rd, 2011, we walked...
Leroy Brown
I walked very slowly and he stayed with my pace like a good boy! On September 3rd, 2011, I went...
Birthday Wishes to My Greatest Supporter: Happy Birthday, Mama Bear
I was so lucky to have made it out from underneath that scaffolding alive. You are so nice to me....
The Incoordination of My Extremities: Hailing a Taxi… A (Ataxia)
I have ataxia. Wikipedia states: Ataxia is a neurological sign consisting of lack of voluntary coordination of muscle movements, as...
Tastes Like Bad Medicine
I was receiving services from the Visiting Nurse Service (VNS) of New York. I saw a physical therapist named Peter,...
Swallow Your Pride
After 5 nights in the surgical step-down unit, I was ready to go home. I was given a prescription for...
The Tracheal Resection Surgery That Gave Me My Voice Back: Slitting My Throat to Save My Life
When I went in for the tracheal resection I was very excited. I understood that I would need to stay...
First Steps Without a Walker After TBI: Baby’s First Steps
I always worked hard towards my goal: to get as well as possible and be independent again. I remember making...
My New Residence After Being Hospitalized for Months: Into The Cradle
I left the Traumatic Brain Injury Unit at Mount Sinai on the 27th of July, 2011. My mother pushed me...
Moving From The Hospital to “Suitable Housing”: Out Of The Pan…
I was to be transferred to a nursing home on July 18th for “sub-acute” care where I would not get...
First Steps Outside After TBI: March to a Different Beat
On July 18th, 2011 (1 year ago) I walked outside for the first time since the accident. I used a...
My First Attempt to Walk After TBI: One Hip Dude
This is a list of my injuries: I had a bruised and swollen left eye (probably from hitting the scaffolding),...
