i have a Black Dog

i have given up hoping to have a friend to speak too
i have given up asking the million questions of mine - so many things i do not understand

no one replies...

so here i am - speaking badly into a blog i am trying to do this - again!

this is me from now on aphasia speaking

enjoy...if you can

“the Black Dog of depression on my back

is dirty + scarred,

feral + rabid

he lurks in the night

yellow eyes gleaming

waiting for a chink in my armour,

a weakness, a vulnerability

a memory

+ then, jaws wide + fangs sharp,

he will leap…”

~ adapted;

Susan Elia MacNeal

"never yield to force;

never yield to the apparently

overwhelming might

of the enemy.”

Sir Winston Churchill

~ Harrow School, 29 October 1941

September is Brain Aneurism Awareness Month

#speakingforall #brainaneurysmmonth
~ subarachnoid haemorrhage + coma + aphasia
~ the fun after effects
~ learning every day
#complexdisability
A Brain Injury is a rather complex disability;
For many people after a brain injury, there appear to be no lasting effects from their injury.
The effects of #cognitive, #executive + #psychological deficits are, unlike those of a physical disability, often NOT VISIBLE
This ‘invisible’ disability confounds many people because often they lack the relevant knowledge + experience
"When someone begins to heal from living in survival mode,
they have a desperate need for honesty & authenticity.
They’ve had to fight for their ability to think clearly & know who they are.
It’s been quite costly.
They’re not willing to engage with those who won’t respect that."
~ nate postlethwait


#keeplearningeveryday
#anuerism #score1coma #subarachnoidhaemorrhage
#invisibleillness #consciousness #fuckbrainaneurysm #brainaneurysmsurvivor
#brainaneurysmawareness #womenrule #braininjurysurvivor #movingtribe #iamme
#mentalhealthstigma #readingcomprehension #writinghelp #riskfactors #aphasia #titanium #craniotomy
#effects #communicationiskey #womeninart #1in50 #BrainAneurysmAwarenessMonth

#stopthepop 

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