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Hi you guys. Welcome to the blog where I talk about the present. Hey, happy Memorial Day weekend. Let’s dedicate this blog to my father, who was in the service, and my friend’s father, who was in the service. In fact, let’s dedicate this blog to everyone who was in the service. That’s all I have for this week.
Love and miss you guys. Love, B. Nice
P.S. Oh yeah, here’s a photo I took one memorial day many years ago. It’s from my website. briannice.com
Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Hey you guys. Welcome to the blog where I talk about the present.
So, as you know, this past weekend was Mother’s Day weekend. Sunday was Mother’s Day. I was reminded that I had a great mom. She was a force of nature. She’d come into some pretty rough stuff as well as (as part of) raising me. She helped me get through therapy. You know, this whole brain injury thing. You know, as a matter of fact, I’m gonna dedicate this blog to her. She was a great mom. My sister’s also a great mom. My friend here, whose writing this for me, is also a great mom. As a matter of fact, let’s dedicate this blog to all the great moms out there.
Now, going back to the brain injury thing, I used to say this to my mom, “Oh man, why is this happening to me? Why can’t I do this, or why can’t I do that?” Now, she’d reply with something that still resonates with me to this day. She said, “Well…I don’t know why this has happened to you, but don’t think about what you can’t do. Think about what you can do. You’re lucky you’re still alive.” And that’s true. I remind myself that I’m pretty lucky. There’s a lot more people out there less fortunate than me. I’m lucky I made it so far.
Now I’m gonna be a mom right now. There’s two words that will get you far in life, and those words are PLEASE and THANK YOU. As a matter of fact, there’s one other word that will get you far in life and that’s PROMISE. I say this because my mom made me promise I’ll never tell you a story I have from a certain photoshoot I worked on in the late 80’s. Therefore, I’m not gonna tell you. How’s that for a cliffhanger?
Love, B. Nice
Hi you guys. Welcome to the blog where I talk about the present.
Oh man! I can’t believe I survived all this traumatic brain injury stuff just to face this stupid pandemic. I called my doctor cause I wanted to get my shot through them and they directed me to my local pharmacy, who in turn directed me to go to the local fire station. I thought this was crazy. I thought what kind of circus is this? And then I got there and I saw how serious it was. I mean, it was like a military operation. I was pretty impressed at how organized it was. Between my county and the drug store, they did an awesome job. It was pretty cool because I’m handicapped and they came out and gave me my shot. I didn’t even have to go inside. It was cool. I definitely had some side effects though. The minute I got the shot, I had a tingling on my lips, my tongue went a little numb at the tip. And every since I had the shot, I’ve been really tired.
But, the most remarkable thing was, I became more handsome. LOL.
Anyway, it was no big deal getting the shot. I just feel like I have a little cold. Yeah, I was on the fence about it, but I think everyone should get the shot. After all, it is going to be science that saves our ass, right? But everyone’s got their own opinion. That’s just mine.
Talk to you guys next week. Love ya and miss ya, B Nice
P.S. Will someone please come and get me and take me on vacation?!
Greenland trip / Dad & Brian 2007
Welcome everyone, to the blog where I talk about the present.
Hey, I’m working with my sister on a project for EARTH DAY. It’s cool. We’re gonna incorporate my father’s work with an idea my sister had. It’s cool. I’ll keep you all posted on what’s going on before Earth Day. My Father was big on the environment, so this is appropriate. I’ll share the link with you when it’s ready.
She might have posted something already. Check out DonNice.com. Anyway, I’ll keep you posted.
Love, B. Nice
Hi everybody. Welcome to the blog where I talk about the present.
Oh man, my frustration level is at an all time high. You see, someone I care for very much has covid. They are far away. When I was normal, I would just hop on a plane or hop in my car and just hit the road, you know, for moral support and any medical support I could lend. But things are different now. The best i can do is just have someone pick up the phone for me. It’s all very frustrating. Just another thing you have to cope with when you have a traumatic brain injury, I guess. It’s interesting, I’ve been watching no news, and I watch romantic comedy. No action films or suspense dramas. Because of all this, I don’t have auras, like I used to. Auras are a precursor to a seizure. But I’m on anti seizure medicine which will basically stop a seizure from happening.
On another note, I had a team meeting with all the people who look after me. It was a good meeting. When you navigate through this world with a traumatic brain injury, you know, the medical world, you’ll come across some people that are very cool. They’ll take their time off to meet you and truly advocate for you. It’s rare, but they exist. One such woman is a woman named Lisa Howard. It’s important you know this name, because she’s in charge of the lower Hudson Valley Traumatic Brain Injury Waiver Program. Yeah, like her, there are people out there who will advocate for you. It’s important you have people like this because unlike me, millions of people can’t speak up for themselves. I guess I’m lucky in that regard. I just have one question for all you guys, does anybody out there know when all this BS is gonna end? I need a vacation! Probably everyone feels like that right now.
Hey! on another nother note. My physical therapist came by and I took a couple of steps with a walker. It was very cool. But I was using muscles I haven’t used in a couple of years. It was tough. Just another step towards walking. It was exciting and positive reinforcement. Something you definitely need when you’re like this! It’s amazing how something so simple can make you happy. It was exhausting though. Thank god I used to be an athlete. I used to have strong legs. I guess it’s another reason to stay in shape. You never know what’s around the corner.
I’m gonna go enjoy the sun and the flowers. It’s spring here and it’s nice to hang outside in the sun.
Talk to you guys next week. Love you.
Love, B. Nice
