Jan 28
1145 everything is tingling my tongue. Feels weird almost like a tens unit zapping my tongue.
1220 group from USA showed up to play some games…Blokus, Big Pig?
I know there’s a purpose to playing the games, but I don’t remember it right now.
https://lotsahelpinghands.com/blog/brain-injury-recovery/
0130 mustard enough courage to ask Mrs. Suzie (recreational therapy professor) reason/purpose for the games. From what I can remember, they are to help teach/rebuild fine motor skills, cooperation, working with others, memory, problem solving, work through anger issues, enhance recovery (though I’ve been told recovery from TBI is a life long process depending on severity of the TBI), etc. Just because someone has TBI doesn’t mean they are stupid…it just means that they have to learn to adapt to the new you and things may take longer to do in a day than a regular person would.
Told her that my Chiro told me that I needed to do brain games. Didn’t know he’d passed. She agreed brain games and doing things using fine motor skills will help with recovery. Prefers things to hold in hands like crosswords than computers or games on phone.
Told Susie that one thing the Dr was amazed at was that I could still play the piano. Told her that I cannot explain how it is but there’s times that my brain is so tired and although Iām looking at the music I can’t see my hands or keys. Her eyes lite up and said she could explain. Music is processed in another part of the brain and because I’ve been doing it for so long it’s like rote memory and my brain just knows how to do it. But put a brand new music piece in front of you and you’d struggle. I told her I’ve tried learning new pieces but cannot right now.
She’s seen patients with severe TBI that can still play chess because they had played it for so long. Some patients that can hardly say two words (severe asphixua?) but can actually sing beautifully. One lady she thought of was a very smart lady but after her TBI could only say B’s (Bobbidabibababoo). In her mind she was saying “Where did you get that from?” Those with TBI are not dumb or stupid, it’s just a stigma that comes from people not being properly educated about that particular injury.
Says it sounds like I’m doing fairly well in my discovery stage. Didn’t know there were stages in recovery. Might have to look into that down line. Posting links to read later. If I notate in my journal I might remember later. Lol
https://www.flintrehab.com/2019/games-for-brain-injury-patients/
https://msktc.org/tbi/factsheets/Understanding-TBI/Brain-Injury-Impact-On-Individuals-Functioning
https://msktc.org/tbi/factsheets/Understanding-TBI/The-Recovery-Process-For-Traumatic-Brain-Injury
https://msktc.org/tbi/factsheets/Understanding-TBI/The-Impact-On-Family-And-How-They-Can-Help
0230 Stopped at Glasses place to get my glasses fixed
Jan 29
0600 rough night. Slept hard til 0230, 0430, 0530 and wake since then. Trird to fall back sleep butnot working. Rolled out of bed around 0700. It’s been raining most of night. Lethargic & achy all over. Headache.
0715 gotta get kids up an attem. Co-op today. Hopefully it’s an easy day.
1130 It’s been laid back day. I’m so sleepy. Going to need nap once home. Rt hip & low back just throbbing like toothache.
1230 crash in chair in livingroom for thirty minutes. Wish it was longer. Still sleepy.
0830 should’ve taken pain rx before taking meal to church family
1020 turn wrong and right side cramping/spasming. Oh it hurts so much!
1030 absolute pain sitting/leaning on heat pad for bit to ease muscles
1130 took night meds and pain rx. Muscles in lower back and rt hip throbbing worse than toothache. Lft ankle throbbing too.
