Welcome to Holland
Posted: February 9, 2011 by Tamara Puffer
TAGS: grief, Welcome to Holland;
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 […]
Read more...Rep. Gabrielle Giffords
Posted: February 5, 2011 by Tamara Puffer
TAGS: Giffords and Kelly, journey, TBI history
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 […]
Read more...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, […]
Read more...Blog Purpose
Posted: February 1, 2011 by Tamara Puffer
TAGS: blog, TBI history
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 […]
Read more...Presbytery Meeting
Posted: January 30, 2011 by Tamara Puffer
TAGS: grief, overstimulation
The presbytery meeting vote came out the way I had hoped with a vote of 143-99. I made a short statement which turned out to be a 1 1/2 minute sermon. We voted on this same issue two years ago and I spoke then. I was stressed and vowed I would not speak this year […]
Read more...Stressed Out!
Posted: January 27, 2011 by Tamara Puffer
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Prior to my brain injury, I worked as a parish minister and I always did too much. I look back on it now and realize how unorganized I was. I could function though because I remembered what pile I put something in and could find it. Now I remember making a note about something but […]
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