I’m not broken, I’m just finding my sparkle!
My journals and brain injury tips
I know that living with brain injury Post-concussion syndrome can be a whole load of scary bananas and if you’re a warrior too I want you to know that you’re not alone.
Here you can take a deep dive into my mind as I share some of my Follow My Sparkle Journals. I started a journal after my accident as my brain injury gave me memory issues and I wanted to document what I was going through.
I shared some of my journals on social media as I couldn’t make sense of what I was going through and I felt like no-one in my life understood it either. It turns out there’s thousands of people living with Post-concussion syndrome worldwide and I’m so grateful for the brain injury warrior community I’ve connected with. So now I’m sharing my experience here with you.
You’ll also find tips for living with Post-concussion syndrome which you might find helpful for other brain injuries too.
Do I have a bleed on my brain? Post-Concussion Syndrome update
Finding My Sparkle Day 131: Thursday 12th July 2018 Last Thursday I had a chat with my doctor on the phone. My walking had been worse since I saw him a few weeks before and he asked me to go in the next day so he could do a review. I’ve now been living with my brain...
Post-Concussion Syndrome: the phone call I’ve been waiting for
Finding My Sparkle Day 124: Thursday 5th July 2018 Today I finally got the call I’ve been waiting for and I can’t tell you how relieved I feel. I have a brain injury, post-concussion syndrome, following a sledging accident and if you read one of my blogs from last...
Post-Concussion Syndrome: learning to accept when your brain says no
Finding My Sparkle Day 117: Thursday 28th June 2018 It’s mid-afternoon, my body is knackered, my hair is a state, my legs are so sore I want to rip the skin off them and I’m sitting in a garden that doesn’t belong to me on a scorching hot day when I should be in the...
Referral to brain injury clinic lost in the post
Finding My Sparkle Day 116: Wednesday 27th June 2018 It’s been a few weeks since by last blog and I’d love to say that I have progress wins to report but I’m not really sure I’m making progress with my post-concussion syndrome recovery. I'm definitely learning to...
Living with Post-Concussion Syndrome for 3 months
Finding My Sparkle Day 91: Saturday 2nd June 2018 This weekend marks 3 months since I took a tumble in the snow and ended up with a brain injury and I’m not really sure how I feel about that. I’ve been looking back at the videos I’ve shared on YouTube since around a...
Post-Concussion Syndrome: memory problems and learning to laugh again
Finding My Sparkle Day 6: Friday 9th March 2018 It’s 11:30 and I don’t know where the morning has gone. Time seems to move so fast. I had a bath with Epsom Salts which are meant to work their magic through my skin. I’m sure that was about 10 o’clock. I set an alarm on...
The day I was diagnosed with Post-Concussion Syndrome
Finding My Sparkle Day 5: Thursday 8th March 2018 Today was a bad day, a fucking bad day. Hopefully the worst I will ever experience in my life. I had a bad night’s sleep. Possibly only had a few hours. When I woke up my head was sore in a new place at the back of my...
