DAY 28 after Jess' Traumatic Brain Injury My family is not meant to live a "normal" life. From the moment Peter and I came together, it was clear that there was a larger purpose in our union. Our second date was a week on the Outer Banks, where my father's...
4/19/13, DAY 26 – PATIENCE. Patience is something that I’ve always had a slight deficiency of, and now is the time to learn more about it. While 99% of me is still surprised that I’ve recovered as much as I have as quickly as I have, there’s that one percent that is...
Jess and Licia talk about his recovery from his traumatic brain injury and emergency brain surgery 3 weeks after the event. Important links: Jess story starting at Day 1 "A New Definition of Allowing" Jess' Medical Expense Fundraiser created by a sweet and determined...
Jess Berry, written on April 8, 2013, DAY 15 after traumatic brain injury and emergency brain surgery The more time that passes since my surgery, the more details I can remember about what I like to call, “The twilight zone,” or the first two or three days post-op...
Day 21 - April 14, 2013 When I got quiet this morning, I felt guided to write something about what happens when we encounter something as adversity (or traumatic) and how to come back from it. There’s a lot to do to recover from trauma, lots of modalities, lots of...
“Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this, too, was a gift.” -Mary Oliver My years of exploring the darkness in my life have prepared me to face my biggest challenges and my worst fears, and it is making me a better...
Day 18 - Thursday, April 11, 2013 Dear people who are following our story, I’m sorry that it has taken me a few days to post again! We are so busy each day now that Jess is awake, alert, talking, processing, and working in his therapies! Whereas I was able to write...
Day 14 - Sunday, April 07, 2013 It has been two weeks since our lives were altered by my son Jess’ accident, traumatic brain injury and emergency brain surgery. In case you missed the beginning of the story, you can start here, “A New Definition of Allowing.” Our...
In which Jess surrenders, is the Warrior, waxes philosophical, and I lose my marbles Day 12 - Friday, April 5, 2013 Day 10, our first day at home since the accident, began with Jess and I sitting together to determine a schedule. Still the practical teacher, I do...
Day 9 - April 2, 2013 So, it is day 9 since Jess’s traumatic brain injury and brain surgery, and he is being discharged from the inpatient rehab hospital into outpatient rehab and my care. It is ridiculous, miraculous, unheard of. The medical staff has never seen or...