Inadequate, or lack of, restorative sleep is probably the number one health problem in the country today. The reasons vary from excess stress, social networking, improper diet, and inability to quiet the mind. For most people, to deal with the excessive fatigue, they drink beverages that contain excessive caffeine, such as Red Bull, or lots [...]
This is an area that is often not mentioned and is a vital part of recovery. I do not believe that if I hadn’t had the love and support of friends, colleagues and my family that I would have experienced the same recovery. In the past month, I was able to see my friend of [...]
Low Energy Neurofeedback System (LENS): I had heard about this approach years ago, and even have spoken with Len Ochs numerous times over the course of my 20 years of recovery. Yet, the approach was so different from what I knew and my cognitive ability would not allow me to grasp this method. Then, in [...]
There are many products and methods for treating severe headaches, especially migraines, which are common with traumatic brain injury. My training in hypnosis has helped many people over the course of my 31 years in private practice as a health psychologist. However, with TBI and stroke, the ability to concentrate for long periods of time [...]
Two years ago I was introduced to a new patient with Locked-In Syndrome. He had a massive coronary that caused global brain damage that resulted in his inability to move any of his muscles voluntarily. As part of my “5-prong approach” and integrative approach used by our brain rehabilitation team, a program was developed specifically [...]
My concussion in May caused me lots of fatigue and as well as a reminder as to why I work night and day. When I recovered, I decided that things had to change. Now, you know I have had lots and lots of computer router stories and during this time I wanted to put [...]
I am a member of the Brain Tumor Listserve and have known the Director, Samantha Scolamiero, for over 15 years. In fact, many years ago, I was the keynote speaker at one of the Brain Tumor conferences. While reading one of the many correspondences on the Brain Tumor Listserve, I read the following written [...]
I recently received an E-mail asking about a possible relationship and marriage from someone with a TBI and its affect upon the relationship. What I wrote back was the following: How TBI affects someone is determined, in most cases, by gender, age of injury, family background and coping ability. Women, who tend to be self-reliant, [...]
As you know, since Feb 28th when there was a major power outage, I’ve had just a “Tad”–30 hours of dealing with the consequences of the impact to my “Internet Router” and Computer system. Meanwhile, the main office computer has been shutting down for no apparent reason. I never thought it had anything to do [...]
If you recall, on March 19th, I spent 8 hours working on my NEW internet router only to find that the direct connect was working, not the wireless. Hence, on Monday March 22nd, I phoned Verizon and informed them that they were going to fix this problem. They did call back the same day to [...]