About Brain Injury

Someone asked me to explain traumatic brain injury, so I decided to write a post giving general information.
Note: for the first weeks--or even months--you'll probably find that these posts are short. That's because of short attention span and fatigue.

The type of brain injury I have is classified as mild. As I mentioned to a TBI survivor, there is nothing mild about it! At least, it doesn't feel mild!
Brain injury occurs when a blow to the head penetrates the skull or makes the brain bounce against the skull. Since the brain controls a lot of things, when brain injury occurs, it can affect many aspects of a person's life.

personality changes
attention span
sensitivity to noise and light
dizziness
headaches
ringing in the ears
imbalance
difficulty recognizing basic needs
trouble understanding suttle language cues: (facial expressions, humor and sarcasm vs. serious speech,  etc.)
concentration difficulty

trouble thinking, remembering and comprehending concepts
difficulty finding words,communicating, , stuttering,
reading, writing and spelling
memory loss

Everyone experiences symptoms differently and other symptoms not listed here. 
Symptoms get better in time, and there are ways to learn how to do tasks that have been lost. I need to stop writing now, since I can't focus anymore, but I will write more later!