Tag: brain injury
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Two Brain Injuries, Ten Years in Federal Court, and Walking My Own Path
I hung up the phone. A runnel of tears cascaded down my cheeks. The floor gave way, and I was falling, tumbling, spinning, yet I could barely move. Somehow I made it to the master bedroom and closed the door. I fell to the floor and wailed, kicking my feet and pounding my fists against…
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To sleep, perchance to dream, an ancient life
It was shutting down. Little by little the synapses were going out, like the stars in the sky, twinkling in one moment and imploding in upon them self into nothing. She felt it. She knew each day a few more neurons stopped firing and that she was slowly being transformed from a vibrant, living galaxy…