Later this week my son turns 40. I can't help but think it's a miracle since he came so close to dying at age 13.

It amazes me that I've lived this long too.

Lakshmana's favorite birthday song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_TFFdFGEFo

While I'm on the subject of traumatic brain injury, there is a symposium taking place Thursday at Santa Clara University.

Excerpt:

Brent Jones played 11 seasons for the 49ers, won three Super Bowls and at age 34 might have had a few good years left in his career. But the tight end decided to retire because he worried about the effect of eight ( Read more... )

Today is the 22nd anniversary of my son's traumatic brain injury from a bicycle accident. He was thrown off his bike headfirst at about 30-35 mph and endured multiple brain surgeries and weeks in a coma, months of hospitalization and rehab that continued at home. Doctors could not even tell me for sure that he would live--the neurosurgeon gave him ( Read more... )

Today is the 21st anniversary of my son's traumatic brain injury, acquired in a bicycle accident. It's a good day to make sure the people in your lives are serious about wearing a certified and well-fitting bicycle (or motorcycle) helmet.

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Made me cry, as part of that all-too-large club of people whose lives have been affected by traumatic brain injury, directly or indirectly as family and friends. ♥ you Gabby, best wishes for your continued recovery ( Read more... )

August 30 will mark my tenth year of survival after heart surgery. It falls during the week so I will celebrate labor day weekend instead. Not sure what we're going to do though. I remember getting home from the hospital and watching the MTV video music awards. Then not long after came 9/11 ( Read more... )

Here is the latest installment of my series, Patriarchy Across Cultures, at the No Longer Quivering blog, entitled Kung Fu Fighting. I explain that my abuser was, curiously, teaching me how to defend myself.

Today is the 19th anniversary of my son's bicycle accident, where he acquired a traumatic brain injury. He nearly died, was in a long coma, had two brain surgeries and a long rehab. So I am grateful for his survival and continued life.

PS Wear a helmet!!! He wished he had done so, let me tell you.

I don't have a subscription but this would make a fascinating read and I wonder if they made a direct connection with CTE, given the latest articles about football players and head trauma. Now that I have so many of the symptoms of CTE, I am hoping more study of domestic violence head trauma will be conducted ( Read more... )

Natasha Richardson dies from head injury after seemingly minor ski accident.

I so appreciate her performance in The Handmaid's Tale. I've lost count of how many times I've watched that movie.

Sometimes it is not the amount of force involved in a blow to the head, but the location. One should watch out for signs of brain injury any time there has ( Read more... )