ABSTRACT
It is three years since a collision during a football, or soccer, match gave the author a Mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) which included concussion, post-concussion syndrome, vestibular migraines and a brain bleed. As her recovery continues, the author’s focus can expand beyond Neuro-rehabilitation. Slowly, everyday concerns move away from the therapies and return to the normal grind of work and colleagues.
A time-critical employment project is occupying most of her attention and drains her limited capacity which exacerbates her cognitive fatigue. The author places extra demands on her health to meet employment deadlines but this sparks a return of headaches, dizziness and the recurrence of side effects from her migraine prophylactic, amitriptyline.
Between this project and other employment concerns, a dissatisfaction with the slow pace of recovery sets in. To counteract this, the author explores new hobbies via a writing class with her local brain injury charity and tries to spend more time with friends. Habits developed during cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) and private counselling sessions are put into action in real world scenarios which helps the author to cope with her slow return to normality after an acquired brain injury (ABI).
