5 months

Having been in bed basically asleep for 3 days …. Today’s anniversary snuck up on me. Unfortunately – Thad seems to be getting it now too

💚 5 months post injury 💚

In our adult life, we have never referred to things in weeks or months until Brain Injury. Not ever having children, I couldn’t understand how much could change in 4 short weeks. Now I get it.

Learning “different” means it is just different … It’s not good or bad – oh and there is no going back. We will eventually find a new normal and it will be different too. Brain fatigue and flooding are VERY REAL and can be shocking at first – today we praise God for helping us understand, adjust and adapt.

He wanted to help so he “made lunch” today and ended up giving us both learning opportunities! It involved smoke, a smoke detector I can’t reach on a chair, loud incessant beeping, a change of plans, opening the house to air out when it was 50 outside, stuttering, a few tears, significant shaking and 2 boys that wouldn’t come back inside for a while.

And it’s all good … Life goes on … By dinner things were mostly recovered and calmed back down – just some shaking, dizziness, stuttering, head pain, and difficulty holding utensils. Welcome to Living with TBI101 – Thad’s version!

(you can check out this geek out video on flooding – seriously the most helpful 8ish minutes for me to understand a little bit of what goes on between Thad’s ears now.)

Each and everyday I learn more about Thad as a survivor, a fighter, a warrior. My love and respect for Thad grows daily as I watch him figure stuff out – even the stuff that completely freaks him out – and me too!