JD

I'm a TBI survivor with not much memory. Twitter is my crazy times journal🤗 / memoirs of life after a career ending, non-sports related concussion/TBI.

[JD @Jenidontheblock]

Ladies Make Conversation With Bear As They Back Away Off Bridge || ViralHog https://t.co/vJKpsUjoH4 via @YouTube

[Brain Injury Canada @braininjury_CAN]

Today is the second reading of Bill C-22 for the Canada Disability Benefit. People with disabilities are twice as likely to live in poverty - and that was before the pandemic. Tag your representatives and encourage the fast-tracking of Bill C-22
#CDBby23 @Disability_WP #CDNPoli

[JD @Jenidontheblock]

Nathan asked why I touched his neck and back when he’s trying to sleep. I responded just to make sure you’re warm and not dead. Then I realized how morbid being a parent is. Especially since he is 12.

[JD @Jenidontheblock]

“You know dad. Neglected children need counselling in their 40s and you neglected me by not making me a sandwich. It’s me. I am the neglected child. And if I wasn’t neglected I also probably wouldn’t argue with matthew”

Now that’s a 12 year old boy who makes me proud. #parenting

[JD @Jenidontheblock]

I am 7 years out. Every day I look in the mirror and say “get your shit together, todays the day you get over it” and then all the competing stimuli start flooding my brain… and I’m reminded.

Struggles and Doubts: https://t.co/xX4vIRnVwD

[JD @Jenidontheblock]

Me to my 14 yo “even tho you wash your clothes. There’s an optics issue with wearing the same thing every day. Girls will think it’s grubby” response: “yah well I don’t care about girls right now so it’s not a problem for me” oh to have this level of unbridled confidence

[JD @Jenidontheblock]

I do this still at 6 years out & I have moments when I think I’m cured 😂 but nope. It just takes one awesome (or not) activity to realize my reality. So now I ask; is the “TBI hangover” worth this activity? If yes, I do it & plan in recovery time. If not, It’s a hard pass.

[Michelle Munt @michelle_munt]

"I convinced myself that I was healed after a couple of (fairly) good weeks...in which I followed all my rules... Maybe I was finally healed!..5.5 years of living with a #braininjury I still stumble in the pitfall of overconfidence."via @refindingnormal https://t.co/8oI5XTX8D9

[JD @Jenidontheblock]

Research is pointing to Covid brain and nervous system impacting TBI symptoms. Exhasperating or creating setbacks…. That’s pretty uncool Covid. Pretty uncool.

[TBI Survivor @MyTBIBlog]

#Braininjury survivors have been shown to have an even greater risk from #COVID19 due to the neurological impacts. #LongCovid exacerbates existing #PCS symptoms. Reducing risk is a personal choice, but for me, the choice is clear.
#SARSCoV2 #TBI
https://t.co/rT4A3HHWzH

[JD @Jenidontheblock]

Nathan was just telling us at breakfast today

“I saw people crying about stuff on tiktok and I want to write on their comments; who raised you to be a victim”

and I’ve never been so proud 😂😂😂

[JD @Jenidontheblock]

Matthew- mom is MEC your happy place?

Me- yes.

Matthew- yah. I thought so

Smart kid.

[JD @Jenidontheblock]

@tracyohn I love this🧡😔 My pledge is to learn too. We can help change the future and we can be better.

[JD @Jenidontheblock]

Nathan after trying Turkish delight for the first time... “yah. I’d betray my family for this!” #thelionthewitchandthewardrobe #turkishdelight #betrayal

[JD @Jenidontheblock]

@MyTBIBlog I struggle playing the piano with both hands now. It’s crazy the reach of a TBI. I work at it and I celebrate the tiniest of improvements 🙌🏼 as they come. Keep plucking away (pun intended)

[JD @Jenidontheblock]

The stats are scary and all we can do is try our best and keep talking because nothing prepared us for this. #tbi #postconcussion https://t.co/VAKnIFFSBB

[JD @Jenidontheblock]

Well finally some good news. Cheese 🙌🏼

[TBI Survivor @MyTBIBlog]

Research clearly shows that cheese is the single most protective food against age-related cognitive decline and red wine improves brain function measurably. This ranks amongst some of the best news I’ve recently received.
#TBI #braininjury #wines #cheese
https://t.co/1yM08vbpte

[JD @Jenidontheblock]

Sensory overload is my life. I put a ton of time into planning the workarounds. Self awareness is key and then compassion. #tbilife #sensoryoverload #Turnitdownalready

[Michelle Munt @michelle_munt]

Sensory overload can zap energy from a #braininjury survivor and cause a lot of pain.... light & noise sensitivity has a big effect on your life.
Here’s my tips on how to avoid that happening via @CFGLaw #TBI >>> https://t.co/EkM3lT14VD

[JD @Jenidontheblock]

I just wrote a review on Fujimoto Hammer Tone SLD Sujihiki 240mm https://t.co/IdP4r2HhmA via @yotpo

Cuz it’s awesome!!!!

[JD @Jenidontheblock]

So true!! I’ve been tweaking our family diet towards Mediterranean so that I can have the leg up against the early onset of these two scary diseases.

[TBI Survivor @MyTBIBlog]

#Braininjury survivors are more likely to develop #Alzheimers or #Dementia, and have an increased risk of early onset symptoms.
The MIND diet is scientifically proven to reduce our risk and to keep our minds sharper for longer.
https://t.co/M6TjbiYj51
#TBI #BrainFunction

[JD @Jenidontheblock]

Dang it. Sometimes I truly drop the ball.... why didn’t I do this. Hahaha

[Crap Taxidermy @CrapTaxidermy]

Its what he would have wanted...

[JD @Jenidontheblock]

It’s resetting the baseline time again.... this week. This whole pacing thing is great until life happens lol. #tbimomlife