Tag: TBI history
Pain and Promise
Posted: September 17, 2012 by Tamara Puffer
TAGS: TBI history
On August 22, 2012 I wrote a blog post called “All or Nothing.” In it I mentioned Kathleen O’Connor’s book Jeremiah: Pain and Promise. I had only read three chapters of it at the time but this morning I read chapter 9 “Encoding Catastrophe” about the sermons in Jeremiah. Pictured at left is O’Connor’s book […]
Read more...A Long Way Back
Posted: August 14, 2011 by Tamara Puffer
TAGS: awareness, TBI history, word finding
In today’s Asheville Citizen Times, there was an article on the front page about Jordan Allen who sustained a TBI two years ago. http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20110814/NEWS/308140041/Asheville-High-student-continues-recover-two-years-after-accident . The picture above is of Jordan and his mother, Tracee Workman. Workman is quoted as saying “Jordan was supposed to go to a step-down facility after CarePartners….But Workman says Jordan […]
Read more...Children
Posted: August 7, 2011 by Tamara Puffer
TAGS: overstimulation, TBI history
I married late in life but I never had a burning desire to have children. I always assumed I would have them but I wasn’t in any hurry. I loved being around other people’s children and I especially liked doing the children’s time at church. I remember when I first started doing it, I worried […]
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...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 […]
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