Tag: resting brain
SUMMER INSTITUTE ON THEOLOGY AND DISABILITY
Posted: July 11, 2013 by Tamara Puffer
I received this picture from a friend and it seems just right for how I feel today. When I look at a moon, I get such strength and courage. It’s a visual reminder to me that God is always there and I’ll be just fine. Since I needed this reminder, I wore my moon earings […]
Read more...Moral Monday 6.24.13
Posted: June 28, 2013 by Tamara Puffer
TAGS: jail/prison, over stimulation, resting brain
Attending Moral Mondays in Raleigh this past Monday on June 24 was an incredible experience. I’m pretty sure my husband, Michael Galovic got tired of me agonizing for days about whether to do civil disobedience. I even called several folks I knew who had done it in previous weeks – The singer, activist David LaMotte, my friends Greg Yost and […]
Read more...iPad Mini
Posted: May 11, 2013 by Tamara Puffer
TAGS: Android, iPad Mini, memory, mental fatigue, organization, resting brain
I bought an iPad Mini today. I recently saw a webinar about devices which will help make life easier for someone who has a TBI. It was really for folks who work with brain injury survivors and not for the survivors themselves. It’s funny because while I have many, many challenges now, I still can […]
Read more...Mental Fatigue
Posted: March 23, 2013 by Tamara Puffer
TAGS: mental fatigue, resting brain, Richard Rohr
I recently read an article http://www.brainline.org/content/print.php about fatigue and TBI. It described the three different kinds of fatigue common after a brain injury. The first is physical fatigue which comes from muscle weakness from having to work harder to do things. The second is psychological fatigue which comes with depression, anxiety and other psychological issues. […]
Read more...“On Our Way”
Posted: January 23, 2013 by Tamara Puffer
TAGS: awareness, disability, Dr. Martin Luther King, journey, memory, mental fatigue, resting brain, survivor
Mark Ramsey and Kristy Farber, the two pastors at Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church here in Asheville, NC are doing a sermon series on communion, baptisim, funerals and marriages. Last Sunday the day before Dr. Martin Luther King Day, Mark preached about funerals. I couldn’t help thinking, “Now how in the world is he going to […]
Read more...Holy Anticipation
Posted: December 20, 2012 by Tamara Puffer
Last night I had to be at Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church for an alto rehearsal at 6 :15. Ever since my accident, I don’t see well in the dark. I don’t know exactly why this is or what happened to injure my eyes but something did. As a result, I don’t drive at night which […]
Read more...“Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff”
Posted: December 17, 2012 by Tamara Puffer
TAGS: resting brain, spatial orientation
In his column in the Asheville Citizen-Times yesterday, Roger Aiken wrote about a friend of his who was stricken with a brain aneurysm. He battled infections and the doctors thought he might not survive. He’s able to work now but the experience profoundly changed him. Aiken’s wrote about a manager’s meeting they both recently attended. […]
Read more...Waiting In Darkness
Posted: December 10, 2012 by Tamara Puffer
TAGS: memory, overstimulation, resting brain
I went back through my blog and noticed how in my last few posts, I sounded rather depressed and frustrated that I have a TBI. In fact, I didn’t like reading them for this reason. However, I participated in an action on Saturday about the water issue here in Asheville and it energized me. I […]
Read more...Overstimulated? Stressed? Grrrrr
Posted: November 15, 2012 by Tamara Puffer
I wish I could keep this quote in my memory! Especially now. I’m stressed out, overwhelmed, or something. I don’t know what the right word is and I guess the truth is, it doesn’t matter. A few weeks ago, I decided to do more things knowing full well that doing more things means getting overwhelmed […]
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