Living your best life after brain injury.
30 Oct 2019 2 minute read 0 comments Lloyd Duhon
Brain injury can often cause extreme anxiety in crowded situations and places where a lot of information has to be processed. Unfortunately, this is a symptom that I have experienced, and it is one that I cannot easily avoid. I find that one of the m...
24 Oct 2019 1 minute read 0 comments Lloyd Duhon
An introduction to the publication and a pledge to readers. Brain Injury Brain injury is common, an estimated 13.5 million Americans suffer from them (Brain Trauma Foundation). It is the second most prevalent disabling condition among our population....
24 Oct 2019 4 minute read 0 comments Lloyd Duhon
Writing with a brain injury is still possible if you hack your techniques to work for you. I received my brain injury over two decades ago. Lariam, a drug designed to keep me from getting sick with malaria while in Somalia caused it. Unfortunately,...
19 Oct 2019 1 minute read 1 comment Lloyd Duhon
Agoraphobia is an anxiety disorder where you avoid places and scenarios that might cause panic attacks. My brain injury is to my brain stem, and one of the myriad symptoms is panic attacks. My brain and body both betray me by randomly choosing to ac...
27 Sep 2019 3 minute read 4 comments Lloyd Duhon
I have received the unfortunate ability to rapidly fall asleep almost anywhere. Can you imagine just watching a movie, reading, sitting quietly, or even be in a conversation and feel yourself nodding off? I did (rather embarrassingly) fall asleep wh...
