Recovery from Brain Injury Occurs for the Rest of a Person's Life 

Same exact sorry as me.. I returned to Work within 6 months after the accident. However, it wasn’t easy…. Had to learn everything again.

@@hawkishunting6223 honestly it takes time… however continue to Exercise your brain, eat healthy, also play memory games.

This gave me hope

This is my fiancé at this exact moment I’m in the ICU right now & been reading online and watching videos about severe TBI and I’m so scared but your comment made me feel a little better and have hope 🙏🏾 please keep him in your prayers 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

My sister is currently at ICU with brain injury, we've been told she won't be able to use her left leg and arm or she might be on a wheelchair. We are praying a lot for a miracle.

Exactly

It's a journey for sure, take it day by day

Billy keep going! There are rough dark days, but I think ( hopefully) mine is resolving! I saw my Physical Rehab specialist in Dallas Tuesday. She said I was doing so well, she didn’t need to see me unless I need her! Yea!!! Coping is still a reactive response, I need to work on.

@@ritacampbell1262Hello Rita, twelve years from my stbi. Who knew they labelled tbi's. s for severe they say. Anyhow, if your finishing up with medical things, I recommend keeping a psychologist handy, even if its to talk twice a month, once a month. Its someone who you can talk to about your life, and dealing with things, even medically related things. My friends and family arent a good support group lol not that its any of their fault. Originally I was seeing a psychologist every week, then as my medical issues subsided, I went to every other week, then eventually once a month. But I just thought I would put that suggestion out there, I was seeing one for ten years until covid hit, then they went to online virtual visits, and I ended it at that time. Just not the same as an office visit. Take care Rita, holler if you have any questions or comments 😃

It doesn't have to be dark and lonely Billy. I lost my job, lost my place to live, and lost my love, my girl. Been thru so much, but I began volunteering once a week, at a hospital of all places It got me out amongst people, nurses and medical workers, and I felt as if I was helping patients, which I did in a small way. I did whatever the staff told me to do, sometimes even taking wheelchair patients outdoors on nice days. I am disabled myself from injuries from an auto accident. But I try to make each day a good day for myself, even if its just tying my shoes unassisted. Anyway, just thought I would throw that out there, take care Billy

Hi are you back to normal?

@@faisalbi1330 I won’t ever be normal again unfortunately.

@@moirasul o dear what happened to you?

@@moirasul have you got your emotions?

@@moirasul some people say brain takes own time to get back to normal I am suffering emotionally numb

Thank you for your comment. Yes, recovery from traumatic brain injury can happen for the rest of a person's life. It is always best to advocate for yourself in your healthcare. It is always okay to ask for a second opinion. Best of luck on your healing journey.

The recovery never ends. When I look back, there's a BBI, and ABI, BBI was who I was before brain injury, and ABI is after brain injury. It really is being you, a person before the injury, and then you, being a different person after....

@@bruceradz yes, I feel the same way as you.

@@BrainInjuredTortellinni off subject, I was raised in an Italian family, we rarely had Tortellini, and they were my favorite lol

I was in a rehab facility and they stopped my therapies (rehab) and told me id die in 6months. How is this even a thing? I left unable to talk, walk or see and rehabbed myself on the STREET as i dont have family. Healthcare is an utter joke. All of this is an utter joke.

yeah, for me its that im stuck in total confusion and cant trust anything, even when logic says its the right choice. then with all that thinking I get tired so quickly most of my body turns off and im in a world like i had 6 shots of tequila.

don't give up 🙏

Well said. I thought it’s only me😢

You're not alone. One positive for me. I learned to slow down a smell the roses.

My injury occurred two years ago I was drugged and in a coma for four months after I'm trying to put my life back together I have come so far from where I started a trake in my throat and peg tube in my stomach both are gone me not being able to walk is discouraging

I would add that there was a fire and the sprinklers went off, people ran around panicked and screaming "fire" and you stayed to make sure all escaped, but some books are drenched and pictures are stuck together, ruined, and words are smeared so you can't use them anymore. And now the pictures are fading like in the movie Back to the Future so you are afraid you will cease to exist.

Awesome analogy...very spot on. I'm a parent of a 21 year old young man who has just became a TBI survivor. And I've been trying to put into perspective and try to understand what my son is going thro so I can better help him and be better equipped myself to be able handle this new road myself. And from what I've seen so far....you described it the tee! Thank you and I hope the best for you and your continuing recovery!!

I just tell people for me it’s like factory resetting a phone every time you go to use it but you didn’t do the reset lol

I just tell people for me it’s like factory resetting a phone every time you go to use it but you didn’t do the reset lol

I totally understand. It's been over two years and I'm still struggling with several issues. Sending prayers for your recovery. Take care.

@@maramorrison3144 hi which issues you having

@@maramorrison3144 ???

4 months ago i meet an accident... My right side totally broken and my wife brain hemmorrage surgery done... The blood clot is 3.5 mm.. We are newely married.. My wife right now doing cooking and other home activities...But problem is that she can't hear loud noise sleeping problem and fatigue problem... Is this problem stays for long time ? I love her so much.. It is possible or not got back old life as 100% ... Please reply please

Same I feel you

@@nothingletitgo3305 hey how is your memory has it improved at all? I need someone to talk with about antograde amnesia

@@shonuff7612 how are you doing if you don't mind me asking

Also cognitive and mood disability ? When yes ...are they getting better?

Never stop trying to improve yourself. I'm 17 years post severe TBI and I have found from talking to others with similar and even less severe injuries, its up to the person. Yes, it's lonely, depressing, heartbreaking, confusing and repetitive but please don't stop trying. I now help others with disabilities. Find your purpose. When you can see value in yourself, life has meaning ❤

Lifelong disability, no body cares, no insurance coverage, I feel so alone.

🙏🙏

@@viesuwitoThere are free resources available online. Have you looked for TBI groups and advocates in your state and city? I pray you would have the help and encouragement that you need. I found my Hope in Jesus. He loves you too. ❤️

😢😢

Really?

Hi are you ok you fully recovered?

My son had bad seizures as a child so I kept praying and it went away. It used to make his brothers cry, but it will be ok. I was in the hospital recently and a girl had 8 seizures in one day.

Like sometimes being drawn into an alternate timeline where you have to act/ feel/ deal with stuff.... only to feel crazy once that reality slips away like how a dream feels the next day when you try to remember it? Like your mood is being deliberately cycled over and over again between normal and absolute hopelessness?

@1491: Thank you. It means a lot. I’m doing better since I wrote this comment. It’s a long road to recovery but exercise has been helping a lot and I am going to a very good Chiropractic Neurologist

Clicked on this comment to agree, then noticed you’re doing better. That’s truly amazing 🌸

@@positivelytatiana5890 God is good. When I was at my lowest point I almost took my life but Christ saved me in my darkest hour. He is amazing and I owe it all to Him 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

Pius I had a brain surgery 2017 and till date I’m still going through it with seizures and all. I sometimes feel I should just take my life honestly. I had another seizure last night and it wasn’t funny...

Yes.. keep trying. And it'll be all good soon 😊. Wishing you luck. - just another human being.

@@claraali1352 I'm getting a lot of help thank you. I'm a lot better now, as time goes by things are improving

How long did it take for your memory to come back?

you remember playing like an image in your mind right . If its an image and not just the sound of it then maybe you could focus on the finger movement in that image try remember how your hands and fingers moved and try replicate it on your guitar .

🙏🙏💪🙏

Hope is so very important to all of us. Thank you for reminding me of that with your note.

I have a TBI and I am still working as a university lecturer

congratulations! did you have a lot of cognitive reserve to begin with or did you not have as severe of a trauma not in emotional but just overall damage? How has it changed your sense of self to what extent do you think we can derive an existential sense of self rather than from the attributes, traits and self referential sates of thoughts that characterize our experience of person hood. You having gone through something traumatic like that while I have not, made me wonder if you have had success in this modal shift.

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@@nicbarth3838it’s like someone factory resets your phone everytime you go to use your phone and you didn’t reset it you can’t tell but I was on my moped and was in a hit and run left for dead but someway somehow an ambulance was right there and somehow I was able to get up and get into the Ambo on my own and called a few people to let them know what happened brain bleed broken skull and somehow I seem normal and Bam can’t remember what we were talking about mid conversation

Howlong your memory come back Pls reply iam facing about 2 year after my stroke

Thank you so much for sharing this. Im currently a nursing student and it is very encouraging to hear from another person who is an actual nurse that they feel the same way that I do. I too had a brilliant memory, but i know God has blessed me with a new brain that can do new things ! And im so happy im still here on this earth with my family able to spend every day with them.

Do you have an Instagram or Facebook? I’d love to chat about this with you as I can relate

What happened to you?

Hi which disability you have?

Thanks for sharing I can relate oxo

@@jenniferarcher6877 hi have you had brain injury?

@@jenniferarcher6877 please share your experiences

Thnx for sharing that

My injury just happened recently. I truly hope you improve. thx for sharing.

I am sorry to hear that. I am over 3.5 years in and it’s still going so keep at it! There is not much I can’t do (even if it’s different) and that was not the case for a long time

@@JarredPayne myself 5 year 😟

Sorry to hear. Time does seem to fly after this but I definitely feel a purpose now

@@claraali1352 thank you, but I am not familure with that app and don't feel safe trying it out. I do very much appreciate the reaching out however, and hope you have a wonderful day.

You can be sad if you want to. I know keeping a great attitude is very helpful. You may never get that memory back young man. I would like to get “ my fall memory” back. Maybe one day when you are carefree ( I know), it may return. But right now , if I may be so bold, live for today, plan for a vacation or retreat for something to look forward. Thank you Shakeel for Your Service and Sacrifices, for all in the name of “ Freedom”. Thank you sir,

What are your lasting disabilities from that TBI over the years ?

@@danielprose5878In order the most challenging is Fatigue, Memory, Lower Body, Legs.

Thank you for your service. ❤🙏🙌👍

I am so sorry 😥

What caused your brain injury?

It will get better been in the same place. 07 till now 😀

It's like you're drunk but haven't drank. I know first hand. I was arrested and put in jail. 🤦‍♂️

Same Problem

Hi how are you now?

Hi how you doing please reply me

Hi your emotions are same? R you emotionally back to normal? Please reply me

Mostly back to normal

@@Ashysand have you had emotions numbness experienced?

I don't have my emotions feelings fully ho w I was before it's been 8 months

@@faisalbi1330 no I was just feeling upset but that gone now

Dave Russsum hows your son coping, and is he continually improving... Does he follow a particular diet?

Yes! He seems very understanding

Hi how is your son now?Dave Russsum

@@shaunhill817 My apologies for not replying. My son has coped fairly well. There are struggles from time to time - self doubt, some forgetfulness, and other minor issues. He is an avid hiker/biker/runner and loves the outdoors. My wife and I remain very close to him (not geographically as he is a few states away) and have learned over time what the best approaches are in dealing with anxiety. His diet is very health focused - we are always pushing him to up his calories as he burns through them. We are thankful for internet video chats and open communication with him. A good sense of humor is always in order and helping him to let things go (especially the "little things"). Our life has changed as well as we focus on our relationships and enjoying the life we have with the cards we were dealt to make the most of everything.

@@faisalbi1330 He is doing well. He graduated from college with a degree in Integrative Physiology. He has maintained good health and stays active. His attitude has been positive, but he still has some lingering self doubt and minor social issues. In 2 weeks, he is starting on his graduate degree and we know there will be some periodic struggles. He remains in close touch with a small group of TBI survivors whose struggles are much greater than his. It is a long process and continues - step by step and day by day.

How are you doing if you don't mind me asking I would like to know

Stay strong and don't let negative thoughts work on you 🙏🏻✨

@@lav856 Thank you, you as well! ❤️🙏🏼

How is your son now?? Hope he is recovering.

ah i’m really sorry abt that:( how’s your memory now?

Yes, how is your memory now. I am twelve years out from a stbi, my memory was trash for six to eight years, couldn't even remember where I lived as a child. Both long term and short term were affected. Ever so slowly bits came back here n there...

@@teeganmcpherson8690 how is your memory

We have been doing hyperbaric oxygen therapy and it works. The sooner the better.

What helped me after its been about 2 years but is diet visiting places you grew up had good memories research like you been doing encouragement and so much more I'm learning

Bless it's a hard road but keep going doing amazing things music helps me wordserchers spelling etc. Sending luck hugs prayers most of all love from headway Nottingham UK takecare xx

Don't give up and keep trying to heal and recover- you're young and your brain is amazing in its ability to keep getting better!

You will!! 100% stay positive my friend ❤

They lie. TBI doesn't just disappear. It causes permanent and ongoing changes such as gliosis, atrophy and neuroinflammation. It has to be treated continuously. Aerobic exercise and anti-inflammatory diets involving plants such as ginger and turmeric (+ B12, Omega 3 supplements from a clean source) helps.

Also cognitive and mood disability from that TBI ? When yes ...are they getting better?

Yep. They don't give a duck about us home boy. "Thanks for your services" doesn't suffice. We all must unite and fix our broken systems.

​@esahm373 That's how all medical doctors should be

Bless you, true never give up. So glad you're writing

@@anitanita5875 thank you

Hi im from Bristol uk, I need hope its been five years

health stay strong your a survivor you got this

Can you explain what happened dealing with this with my dad currently

Yeah man some days I just wish everyone and everything would just 'PISS OFF AND LEAVE ME ALONE'. However, be careful what you wish for.

wrotenwasp yeah fuck i had my brain injury in 2012, thats when the world should have ended...

wrotenwasp how did you get your tbi, just curious... You still write very coherently

Fight on do'nt ever give up i am in the same position.

Never give up keep going gets better sending all luck x

@@davebarber3827, I am a stroke with 8 years in and i still have horrible issues from it. Chronic fatigue, ringing in the ears, forgetful, have anxiety and depression and am highly emotional, hard to focus, hate noise, and crowds on and on. I just want to live a normal life again.

Note - i had to figure all this out on my own as no medical professionals seemed to know what was going on with me. 2 books - "the brain that changes itself" and "my stroke of insight" - helped me so much.

@@TheKatiness are you ok now?

Don't let them stick you in a nursing home, IT'S REAL BAD IN THERE.

​@@faisalbi1330I'm sry I didn't see this until now. I have memory issues. I'm hella disorganized but I'm alive so I can't complain. Thx for asking!

I am in my 60's and am 29 years POST-INJURY. I am still recovering. It took ten years to be diagnosed from an auto accident TBI. I still have swelling of the brain - and along with that a plethora of symptoms mild to severe. Never ever give up. Every few years something comes along that helps me - supplements, therapy, Rx, etc, you never know what tomorrow may bring!

I suffered a Severe TBI 30 years ago. I am still "recovering" but, I am a WARRIOR and I will not quit! 💪🏻💚 (Your wording, "depending on the severity" and "quite mild" riled me up. I hope you just put what you were trying to say in the wrong words.✌🏻)

My sister is going through this- sudden bleeding tumor, now in a coma. Any chance you would be open to sharing more of your story with me? Struggling.

If I can give you some light I've had a severe tbi about 2 years ago keep your head up I'm still learning so much been feeling lost but I for me you all us things will get better and better... Recovery for brain surgery is for life

I lost the ability to do math, classic symptom. Have a hard time reading, get lost and never make it from one paragraph to the next, Don't watch television, can't follow the plot. I have PTSD, sleep patterns are really bad when I can sleep. I sleep in my street clothes, don't know why. speech patterns really different like I am searching for words. Lose my thoughts in mid conversation. The good things are I can drive if I am careful. I can walk without suddenly falling down. Bad thing is I can not be on a boat in the ocean, the motion makes me very ill and with bad headaches. Emotional stress triggers horrible headaches. The ringing in my ears comes and goes but is still with me. Sometimes I have to stop to listen for it other times it is screaming. Everything in my world is now different and I could sit down with you and tell you stories of my ongoing recovery. I am so sorry that you were attacked, what a horrendous thing to happen to a young man. You will progress, it just takes time and help.

I am so very sorry that happened to you and you did not receive care. That’s evil. I wish you well. I fell almost a year ago, and had problems finding good care. I went to Dallas..,, awesome place. Better than Mayo. They do a lot of research at Dallas as well.,, UTSWMC. Good luck. I will pray for you

What a horrific experience to have to have gone plus a lifetime of this which includes PTSD. I will send all the light and love I have in my heart to you right now. Have you looked into TMS treatments or ketamine? 💫❤️✨

I sympathize 100 percent. Being present is very fucking hard for me. Everyone thinks we’re all good. It’s just like dealing with any severe issue. Only a few people really see where you’re at. Those are the people that care. Everyone else has a problem. I understand what’s wrong with my brain. Yet I listen to others who think they can help. I’m wrong. Only you the holder of a tbi know what you’re going through. You gotta do what you know is right. Nobody else understands the perspective of a severe tbi. I got in a frontal collision going 45 no air bags. I feel like I’ve lost love, people that care want to help but I can’t tell them what’s wrong. I gotta sit in a cave for 3 years. You know what you’re going through. Take it easy, focus, push. Everything will work out just don’t stop pushing. Also the doctors ain’t shit as soon as I could speak clear I got kicked to the curb.

lol @ your mates.

Are you following any specific protocol?

completely agree, I suffered a serious TBI in 2013 and I am still making progress, however the more I improve the more dramatic and unpredictable my fatigue becomes. I can look good and seem like I am doing OK but inside my head its a sh!t show. Meditation, family, diet, exercise and a positive attitude have been my may main focus. Bottom line, no one really knows what you're going through. Stay strong and stay positive......also, read The 5 Agreements...helped me tremendously.....Prayers....

@@billygnosis6976 are you back to normal?

@@billygnosis6976 please guide me with ur recovery I know everybody different just for hope recovery

@@faisalbi1330 I would say my new normal. It has been a long road but I will say I much better then I was after year 3.....changes occur slowly but you do get progressively better. Honestly, you gotta stay positive and trust in yourself. positive vibes for you.....

@@billygnosis6976 thank you for reply I had hydrocephalus cyst brain surgery it's been 9 months now many things gone better but still I have issues memory concentration thinking and also I don't have my emotions feelings that's why I do feel I am not same person anymore.i used to a good person

How are you doing now??

Hi how are you are you recovering?

@@faisalbi1330 today is a good day. Thanks for asking. I’m learning a lot to increase the quality of my wellbeing and recovery💘

@@jasminacortezonline what happened to you please share your experiences.i am struggling I had brain injury thn emergency brain surgery since I am not normal anymore.please help me

@@jasminacortezonline share your story please

@@faisalbi1330 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-F8ks9j6S7PI.html

Love that story! So happy for you!

I appreciate the assertion that TBI rehabilitation is a relatively poorly funded and resourced endeavor. It is disingenuous to characterize neurosurgeons in general as being pessimistically dismissive of recovery. Also, emergent crani for SDH is actually NOT a great, taxing procedure for a neurosurgeon. And furthermore, the management of long term recovery/rehabilitation of TBI is also NOT appropriately the purview of a neurosurgeon, rather it's the PM&R physician/team. Please let's be very careful and accurate about barriers to best outcomes (severity of injury, pre/coexisting morbidity, age, socioeconomic status) and also not to overstate recovery potential or dismiss long term sequelae.

Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment.

Thank you for your comment. It can be so overwhelming at times. Please know that you are not alone and there is hope. Asking for help can be difficult for anyone, sometimes more so with a brain injury. Recognizing you need a little extra help is a huge accomplishment. One day at a time, one step at a time. If you are on Facebook, please feel free join our group and ask questions: facebook.com/groups/braininjurycommunity

Waht are ur TBI disabilities ?

I completely understand. All hope is lost. When I reach out for help I am misunderstood by everyone. Just pray these days for life to finish, I am just not the same. No one even cares

It is good that he is tracking. Is he in rehab ?

Hi Karen! May i know any updates with your dad?? Would love to hear his progress

I’m going through the same thing how is he ?

How is he ??

Your brother is most definitely in my thoughts and prayers!! 🙏💗 I hope he has found some healing since the accident!! Also, whoa, that's so wild about the Monday morning thing - I just looked back at a calendar, and sure enough! Monday January 23rd, 2017...also around 10:00 AM!! Then, another not as severe accident in 2020 (plus quite a few other MVAs in earlier years), but I lost consciousness in that 2020 one again and got a bit banged up. It seemed to bring back my previous TBI and consequent PCS symptoms with a vengeance, but I didn't recognize it right away at the time, due to being disoriented and didn't get any medical help. Then the hypothyroidism and autoimmune connective tissue disease hit me shortly after (but that's a whole other novel, for another time and place lol!). I describe many of my moments post-wrecks like being in "The Twilight Zone", but it's real life and there's no director to call the scene and the episodes tend to run together with no distinguishable sequence. And yes, it's filmed in black and white and the sound is a bit warbled haha. In hopes that it could help someone, anyone, I'll share a bit more of my story for anyone who wanders onto this comment and spends the time: I was on the interstate, hydroplaned and probably shouldn't be alive but am extremely grateful to be! I'm even more grateful that I didn't hit or hurt anyone else during the process of hydroplaning, nailing the guardrail post head-on at 70ish mph, then wrapping the car up a few times in the remainder of the guardrail. The deafening sound and feel of that initial impact still reverberates through me during random flashbacks. I don't remember much else about it, other than I remember waking up once, and was spinning - it seemed like everything outside of the car was spinning uncontrollably fast yet my body and the inside of the car was in slow-mo. Then it was back to unconsciousness, I'm not sure for how long either time, then woke up in a daze but alive and awake (but distinctly felt all my teeth, head, and face were in considerable pain along with some ribs, and I couldn't catch my breath. Then I guess I was in shock and thought I was fine and was going to class lol. The EMTs said no, you're coming with us haha. Memories get pretty spotty other than that. I don't remember a lot of things/events for about a 6 months or a year-ish prior and now since 2017, but I have experienced a very good deal of improvement being able to recall, when - here's the key - someone or something prompts the memory, and then I can suddenly see the video/picture replay in my mind again. Sometimes, info is randomly discarded by my brain, never to be seen again though, even with prompts. Brain also doesn't discriminate between highly important and frivolous information to discard randomly lol. My perception of time has been greatly affected, and I still struggle quite a lot with time blindness...losing track of it, taking longer to do things, making 5 trips back in the house when trying to leave because I forgot important things like my purse lol. 😂🤦🏻‍♀️ Social interaction has been another really tough area of life for me to reacquire equilibrium - still working on that one. I truly hope some of these anecdotes from my journey in progress can bring a smile, and help you know you've got fellow warriors out here cheering you on with the heartiest of huzzahs!! We must learn to have a laugh with/at ourselves along the way too, I believe, to lighten the burdens of coping with the plethora of things that accompany each of our unique TBIs. This compassionate doctor (thank you kind Doctor, sir!) in the video is correct, recovery IS continuous! Never give up!! Sure, I still struggle with executive (dys)function, working memory (mostly when overloaded and trying to do too many things at once or in an environment leading to sensory overload), chronic neck issues, etc. BUT: I can comprehend and perform mathematical calculations I could only dream of tackling before - passed college business math with an A (after returning to classes from a 2-year attempt at healing hiatus). Prior to the wreck, I was taking developmental math courses so I could qualify to enter basic-requirement math classes. Lifelong struggle with math, gone! Getting to know my different brain after the injuries has been a wild ride, full of surprises! 😅 I don't remember a lot, but I do recall being afraid that my vocabulary and ability to write with colorful description and heartfelt fervor would never return to me - but lo and behold, the Lord is good and restored that part of my prior self! I can generally express written words as I intend now, when in an environment that's not overwhelming and I have time to contemplate. The time it takes now, though...quality is there, but it takes me about 2.5x longer to accomplish. And that's okay! Be gentle with yourself, it will help with the overall recovery process. I'm still learning that one the hard way - it's much easier to dole out advice than to execute it lol. And it's totally okay that I still forget what I've purchased at the grocery store, that I've lost my car in the parking lot countless times, should buy stock in Post-It Notes, completely miss appointments even with reminders, and repeatedly forget that the food I've reheated in the toaster oven is ready for the 4th time. 😂 Bless you, if you've hung in there and read through this far! Sharing through writing and putting some relatable words to our journey is also quite therapeutic! Highly recommend. 😁 Love and healing to all...my heart is truly with you, my fellow TBI warriors...we can do this, keep trying, keep rediscovering, and find your new systems and strategies that help the days become easier to navigate - I'll be here, battling on beside ya and always willing to share!! 💪 🛡️ ❤ **Edited to correct a spelling error and to add: I'm, however, not willing to share how long it took me to write and attempt proof-reading this comment 😆😂

Dustin Tsai omg

Yeah, that's so true but sad too. Because neuron tissue is different from any other tissues in our body (flesh, skin, bone). Once it damaged, it never been fully recovered 99%.

Never let that get you down or dissuade you from knowing that you can have a great life. It is a very slow and lengthy process. My son is almost 10 years post severe TBI. His life was forever changed and he is a happy person with a lot to look forward to - focused on what is possible and ignoring what isn't (it took some time to get to this point).

@@davidrussum3620 thank you so much your comment is giving me hope . please share your experiences he is fully recovered? I really need help please

@@faisalbi1330 He is recovered enough to only have minor issues, primarily social. He is able to work, exercise, and enjoy time with a small group of close friends.

mr titanup omg what kind of surgeries did u have

@@aminah761 hi

Are you ok now?

Try and stay strong and don't let negative thoughts work on you ✨🌸🤜🏻🤛🏻🤍

Which symptoms get better all the time ?

Sorry for your loss, of who you were. It's been fourteen years for me now. I had to do all the things you went thru. Steps can still give me balance issues. But, like "they" say, it could have been worse... yeah ok Just keep trying, don't quit, don't give up. Im here today because my brain injury "anniversary" is coming up 🤔😉

@@claraali1352 i smell scam

​@@claraali1352 do you want money for medicine ?

Also cognitive, mood disabilities and social anxiety from that TBI ? When yes ...are they getting better?

Hello ma'am ✨ I've been watching TBI related videos since long time and I often read your comments. I also wanted to say hello to you 🙏🏻 . I also have TBI .

@@lav856 hello! ❤️🙏🏼 Hope you are well. God Bless!

Also cognitive, mood disabilities and social anxiety from that TBI ?

How is the patient now??? My husband is in the same condition...

Stay strong keep positive it gets better been there hypoxia never give up you got this sending love from headway Nottingham UK x

Same boat as you , my partner lost 20 mins of oxygen. She had to undergo excmo machine and ventilation to help her breathe . 2 weeks she was off of excmo 3 weeks later she off ventilation nowbreathing on her own . She starting to get her sense back (touch, hearing, eyes open , but unresponsive,) (she 28) it’s been 1 and half months almost 2 months .

​@@jonvalencia67how is she now

I'm sorry your mom hit her head and deals with this stuff. Over time she still can get better. Keep trying to remember your own life is full of possibility and living a good life is truly what any mother wants for their child. I'm sure it's scary and sad watching your mom struggle. My kids watched me struggle too and I hate they had to see me like that- i know it left wounds in them that are still healing. Just do your best and try to remember your' mom's journey, like all of us, is her own. She will work towards what is right for her at this point in her path and she has to want to get better for herself. We can't want or work harder or feel guilty about the other person's journey and healing/ not healing moreeasy but She may come alive inside again and find things that work for her as she heals. If, for reason we don't always understand, she doesn't start to bounce back, believe me, no matter what happens to her, deep inside of her, she wants you to live and be well, grow and evolve. In our highest forms of ourselves, without layers of extra stuff people may put into our heads over time, we actually want goodness for each other. Stay strong and be good to yourself. Her legacy may be that you healed too and go on in life to be of service to others and having your own life of growth and contentment. Life is a bit of mystery, but within it are amazing and beautiful pieces, even among some of our very human struggles. Blessings and namaste.

@@robynmichelle6182 Thank you sincerely for your considerate message to a mere internet stranger. I have no question on the value of my life, thats fixed in my mind. Its tricky having a parent who is still struggling with that question though, having to talk them down when you only just began figuring it out yourself. Her brain damage is insult to injury. Last I saw of her she told me in a drunken stupor that she doesn't love me anymore, and I have since gone no-contact. But, I accept my life and my journey as my own and ultimately one of solitude, something im probably realising later than most due to trauma. I find peace in that acceptance. Just venting, but once again thanks for being another consious human being that has even for a moment felt a need to convey a sense of respite to another, let alone a youtube comment hahah.

Make her prioritize sleep and eat choline-rich foods for a time.

@theproblemmustbeinyourpant5910 Re Your Mother First, look after your emotional, psychological, physical and physiological well-being. Focus on others who recovered and how they recovered as well of those who haven't but found what works in managing from day to day. Your mother's mindset is the key. Encourage your mother to cut down on drinking. Check her medications and side effects, very carefully. Try to remember what she used to do and what made her happy and start with one of those things. For example it might be a type of comedy that makes her laugh; any form of manageable exercise, no matter how small. She needs to know she is not alone (as you do too). Recovery time is different for each person. FOCUS ON RECOVERY AND FIND ANYTHING THAT GIVES JOY AND HOPE AND MOTIVES YOU BOTH. Pure foods and drinks, and, if approved, after consultation, medical cannabis (clean /pure). I don't know how of mild / severe her tbi is. There is hope. I had my tbi 2 years ago. One day at a time. It was frightening. I am still the same person inside and haven't given up. It is another level of eye opening re humanity. Yes, I maintain a good appearance but people don't know the fatigue etc. I wish you well. Lots of hugs. If you can find good friends and family members to aagree to visit and assist your mother (if she will agree to this), her recovery will escalate, as will managing it all. Ensure you BOTH have someone you can unburden to. I hope this helps. Big hug to both of you.

​@@justiceantruth8862 I've never been so touched by a RU-vid comment before, the fact you care to help. Thank you and god bless you it means a lot.

My brother had a car accident in 2012 that resulted in a severe traumatic brain injury also on his left side. He did have some memory loss but with time he was able to recognize everybody and remember most of his past. His speech has been the most affected area since he's still trying to learn to speak but he has recovered very well. Best of luck to your brother and have much faith!

~ E V E R Y!!! ~ Every brain injury is as unique as a finger print!... After sustaining a brain injury, my physical recovery was a miracle, the doctors said that "your recovery is miraculous, you are coming forward in leaps and bounds, the nurses were shocked when my ability to walk was re-aquired by me within five days of my awakening out of a coma, that was induced eight days earlier after having two brain operations required urgently for my survival from a penetrative head/brain injury/wound... (A battle injury. But that's another story altogether, where that story ends, the story about traumatic brain injury begins. My memory of how the injury was sustained... was the hardest (for me) to deal with, remembering the other me, was given to me in what can only be described as weird. ~Weird!~ Is an understatement. My memory of who myself was/is???..... "To Remember Who You Are? Can be the hardest, the most difficult of all the journeys, to ever find yourself on, yet still it is without a doubt the most rewarding. Don't expect too much all at once, give your brother in law & your brothers room to rediscover who they we're? .. Who they are?... Be gentle with them, they will blossom. Be easy, be gentle on yourselves as well. What really hurts is when the traumatic brain injured see how much their injuries make their nearest & dearest suffer. Its not for the faint hearted, I'm sorry to say. On the plus side a brand new journey is underway into the unknown, it has already just begun, so you better hang on because it's got its thrills & its got its spills. Don't Try Too! ~Just Do~ Prace! Love! ~F R E E D OM~

~ E V E R Y!!! ~ Every brain injury is as unique as a finger print!... After sustaining a brain injury, my physical recovery was a miracle, the doctors said that "your recovery is miraculous, you are coming forward in leaps and bounds, the nurses were shocked when my ability to walk was re-aquired by me within five days of my awakening out of a coma, that was induced eight days earlier after having two brain operations required urgently for my survival from a penetrative head/brain injury/wound... (A battle injury. But that's another story altogether, where that story ends, the story about traumatic brain injury begins. My memory of how the injury was sustained... was the hardest (for me) to deal with, remembering the other me, was given to me in what can only be described as weird. ~Weird!~ Is an understatement. My memory of who myself was/is???..... "To Remember Who You Are? Can be the hardest, the most difficult of all the journeys, to ever find yourself on, yet still it is without a doubt the most rewarding. Don't expect too much all at once, give your brother in law & your brothers room to rediscover who they we're? .. Who they are?... Be gentle with them, they will blossom. Be easy, be gentle on yourselves as well. What really hurts is when the traumatic brain injured see how much their injuries make their nearest & dearest suffer. Its not for the faint hearted, I'm sorry to say. On the plus side a brand new journey is underway into the unknown, it has already just begun, so you better hang on because it's got its thrills & its got its spills. Don't Try Too! ~Just Do~ Prace! Love! ~F R E E D OM~

TBI Injuries were sustained on... ~August 10th 2011~ Is the date the other me died. ~August 18th 2011~ The new enhanced in most areas, lacking in some (still working on it) was born.

vikram singh my little brother is in the hospital right now and it is the 9th day and he is still not waking up I need some hope someone please help me