Spiritual Reflections on Living With Traumatic Brain Injury

Month: February 2011

Communion

Posted: February 22, 2011 by Tamara Puffer
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A couple of weeks ago, I led communion for Circle of Mercy congregation. I always like to do some sort of call to the table that refers to the sermon that was preached. This is easier when I preach the sermon but harder when I don’t. Since I don’t think on my feet, I always […]
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A Disease?

Posted: February 16, 2011 by Tamara Puffer
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The Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) is a wonderful organization working to help folks become aware of the 1.6 million traumatic brain injuries that occur every year. I’ve been involved with the statewide organizations in both Georgia and North Carolina. There web site is http://biausa.org and I encourage you to check it out . […]
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About Comments

Posted: February 14, 2011 by Tamara Puffer
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Two people told me they tried to comment on one of my posts but it was too confusing so they didn’t bother. And it is confusing! I just responded to a comment and had to figure out how to do it. I plan to ask my blogging teachers how I can set this up so […]
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Memory

Posted: February 13, 2011 by Tamara Puffer
I really don’t know why this happens but I remember things at night. I can’t count the number of times I wake up in the morning with a thought about something I’m doing. Sometimes I even wake up in the middle of the night and have to get up and make a note or I’ll […]
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Spaciness

Posted: February 12, 2011 by Tamara Puffer
I’ve always had a reputation for getting lost. Oh I managed to get to where I was supposed to be for people depended on me. After all, when I was in my twenties I worked as a freelance violinist/violist in Kansas City. I played at wedding receptions, churches, restaurants, and other places all over the […]
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Welcome to Holland

Posted: February 9, 2011 by Tamara Puffer
I was organizing my files on brain injury when I came across a poem I had clipped from the newspaper years ago. I share it at the risk of taking it out of context but Emily Perl Kingsley’s poem called Welcome to Holland resonated with me. “I am often asked to describe the experience of […]
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Rep. Gabrielle Giffords

Posted: February 5, 2011 by Tamara Puffer
I read in today’s paper the following: “Space shuttle commander Mark Kelly wouldn’t go into details about her condition during a news conference Friday and deflected questions about how he knows she supports his choice to fly.” His wife, Gabrielle Giffords, sustained a gunshot wound to her head at a “meet in greet” in Arizona […]
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Cognitive Overload

Posted: February 4, 2011 by Tamara Puffer
People who have a brain injury experience what is called cognitive overload. Some of the neurons in our brain died when we sustained our injury so now those remaining must handle much more than before. Our brain controls everything. For example, when I drive I must keep track of the other cars, traffic lights, signs, […]
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Blog Purpose

Posted: February 1, 2011 by Tamara Puffer
A friend emailed me today and asked if my blog was interactive. I replied immediately and said “yes.” Several weeks ago my husband suggested I start a blog where survivors may share our experiences. I knew nothing about creating one and doubted I could do it but as I thought more about it, I thought […]
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