or even if you want to be smarter in general, watch:
http://www.ted.com/talks/simon_lewis_do ... anted.html
My short term memory has been seriously compromised from my accident. I used to think it was the medication, mostly neurontin and methadone, but now I know it's more than that.
The promising thing about all of this, is that we live in an amazing time and era where we realize the brain is "plastic" and can be worked with and improved. As my meditative coach at UCLA's Mindfulness Awareness Research Center ( http://marc.ucla.edu ) says "Fire it to wire it" (meaning repeated thought or action establishes & builds the neural connection).
for those suffering Brain Injuries too
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Christopher
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- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: Date of Injury: 12/15/02
Level of Injury:
-dominant side C5, C6, & C7 avulsed. C8 & T1 stretched & crushed
BPI Related Surgeries:
-2 Intercostal nerves grafted to Biceps muscle,
-Free-Gracilis muscle transfer to Biceps Region innervated with 2 Intercostal nerves grafts.
-2 Sural nerves harvested from both Calves for nerve grafting.
-Partial Ulnar nerve grafted to Long Triceps.
-Uninjured C7 Hemi-Contralateral cross-over to Deltoid muscle.
-Wrist flexor tendon transfer to middle, ring, & pinky finger extensors.
Surgical medical facility:
Brachial Plexus Clinic at The Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN
(all surgeries successful)
"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are."
~Theodore Roosevelt - Location: Los Angeles, California USA