May 29, 2015

Hi everybody. Welcome to the blog where I talk about the present. You know, I was reading previous blogs and in one I was acting as if I was talking to my little one. I said to her, "There are no shortcuts in life." But actually, there is one short cut that I know of. You see, you can learn through other peoples' mistakes. It will save a lot of time and energy, believe me. That's my profound thought of the week.

A friend of the family stopped by. He had a really secure and awesome media job. He gave it all up to pursue a career he's always wanted to do. Pretty ballsy. I'm proud of him. Remember, do what you love.

You know, I'm doing this blog to help other people. You see, I really believe that everything I've gone through in my life has led to this moment. It's kind of unreal, but I draw upon my past experiences to get through all this. Remember high school? The whole is a sum of its parts. How's that for profound.

Anyway, just to benchmark: I can sit up with some assistance. Still can't feed myself. The other day I walked about 100 feet with some help from a physical therapist. Mind you, it was on my Up 'n Go, which is like a walker, but it felt pretty good. It felt good to be up and around 6 feet tall again. I forgot what the world looked like from that perspective. It's easier to roll over now. I don't freak out when I'm on my stomach anymore. My eyesight is getting better. I still can't hold things, like cups of water. I could, but I'm afraid no one would want to sit around me. I still need help in just about everything. But over all, things are improving. Just gotta stay positive. The side walks in my local town still don't accommodate a person in a wheelchair so I think I'll just go park my ass on a curb. You know, the silent protest thing.

That's all for now. This is B. Nice signing off. Love you, B. Nice

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May 23, 2015

Hi everybody. Welcome to my blog where I talk about the present. At the present I'm feeling very Victorian. I'm sitting in bed blogging to you. There's a fire going. I have a beautiful woman typing for me. She's at the foot of the bed, and my dog is here.

Not much really to say about the present. Everything is status quo. But I will include the link where I talk about the past. Have a good memorial day weekend. Love, B. Nice

May 19, 2015

Hi everybody. Welcome to my blog where I talk about the present. Boy, I really miss my daughter, but she'll be here soon. It's pretty cool. We get to hang out. It's nice to be like a kid again, for a few weeks. You know, speaking of escape, it's nice to get out of the house when you're like this. When you have a traumatic brain injury, it's nice to get out of your routine. For example, I went out to visit my friend here the other day. She's got a really cool studio where she makes quilts. It's great to get out. It really is a small thing, but it makes a big difference, believe me. It's funny though, the smallest things can make you really tired. I guess it's stimulus overload. Maybe it was the bar we stopped in on the way back home. Just kidding.

I wanted to mention something. It would be good for anyone with a traumatic brain injury to know. There's a program out there called Traumatic Brain Injury Waiver. I'm not sure exactly how it works, but there are grants available through this program to help you out. For example, I got a grant for my stair chair, so I can sleep in my bedroom upstairs. I'm trying to get a grant right now for a trike, so I can get out and bike with my daughter. It's just good to know about, to help you out. I highly recommend you look into it.

On another note, you know, I increased one of my anti seizure medications. It seems to have helped a lot. I get less, what I call "moments." Medically you could call them auras. You know, everyone's different. You have to find the right anti seizure medicine for you. They were going to put me on one that had a side effect of giving you double vision. That's the last thing I need. I already see double becaue of the last operation. The last thing I need is that times 2. I would be looking around like a fly. "Help me…(in a high pitch)"

The other thing I've been doing a lot of is taking photos and drawing. When you're like this, you know, TBI, you gotta keep doing what you love. Anyway, I'm gonna sign off. My friend here brought up some summer cooler drinks. They're made up of pineapple rum, triple sec, chilled vodka, a splash of chilled gin, half an ounce of chilled top shelf silver tequila, extra chilled, and some ice, in a chilled glass, a twist of lime, a splash of coca cola, a splash of sweet n sour mix and an ambulance. Just kidding. It's really sprite, cranberry juice and orange juice. Very refreshing.

Have a good week. Love, B. Nice

May 16, 2015

 

Hi everybody. Welcome to the blog where I talk about the present. Now this blog might contain some foul language, so I'm warning you, but I feel it's necessary to make a point.

Oh, I'm doing some drawing. Check it out. It's evolved, but I'm going to get back to what I was saying.

You know those phones you have called smart phones? Well, I think I mentioned this before but they turn into stupid fucking phones when you use them and drive. So do us all a favor and put down the stupid fucking phones while you drive. I'm just saying this because you should see what I saw. I was in the rehab hospital for almost a year (if you add it all up). I've said this over and over, but you'd say it over and over if you saw what I saw. That's it. That's all I'm gonna say. Have a good week you guys. Talk to you later. Love, B. Nice

Oh yeah, here's my link to the blog about the past.

May 12, 2015

Hi you guys. Hey, I forgot to add something to my last blog. I was talking about Mother's Day, right? I think I talked about this before, but I had four big seizures. Four in a row. I almost didn't make it, but they were loading me into the back of the ambulance. Now I don't know if you guys have ever experienced this before, but it was pretty wild. I was standing behind a tree looking at myself being loaded on to the ambulance. Then I saw the ambulance driver then I saw myself in the ambulance with my mother leaning over and the ambulance driver was closing the door. I had no emotions. I was concerned as she seemed really worried. Next thing you know, I saw him closing the ambulance doors and I woke up in the ER. Pretty wild right? A total out of body experience. Now do you chalk that up to a good imagination? Who knows. The point I'm trying to make is, I stuck around because my mother was there holding my hand. So, you see, it helps having someone around when you're in a coma or near death. You might not be conscious, but take it from me, it helps having someone there.

That's all I'm gonna say this week. I just thought I'd bring that up. Have a good week. Love you, B. Nice