The Reboot

March is Brain Injury Awareness Month, a time usually marked by blue ribbons. But as someone who spends my days in the world of IT, I wanted to create a symbol that felt a bit more “me.” This past Saturday, with the weather finally hitting that perfect Kansas spring vibe, I pulled the truck into the garage… Read more: Binary Awareness: 1010.1101.11000

When people ask about my TBI, they often ask how “bad” it was. In the medical world, they use a snapshot called the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) to measure consciousness. On that scale, I was a 7. What does a 7 actually mean? Why I’m sharing this I mention the “7” not for the shock value, but… Read more: The Number 7: Understanding the Severity

If you’ve talked to me lately, you may have noticed a few “glitches” in my speech. I might get stuck on finding a word, or I struggle to physically say a word that starts with the letter “S.” For a long time, I just knew it was frustrating. But after looking closely at my brain MRI, I… Read more: The “S” Word Struggle: Mapping My Aphasia