Getting Back on the Bike

I feel like I have mastered the face-to-face challenges I used to confront when asked about my health. But it’s my written work that still often causes me angst. Like a human-sized pendulum, I swing back and forth about how much I should share. How transparent is too transparent?

Today I live an unfiltered life as my brain injury has essentially wiped away my emotional and verbal filters. No longer does anyone say, “So David, can you tell me how you really feel? These days, I am learning, often the hard way, to say less. ne times.

"Forged between the hammer and anvil of pain, I slowly learned that pacing myself and really being in tune with my new-found limitations could be a game-changer." David Grant reflects on his life after his TBI.

Relationships often change after a TBI, and sometimes the losses can be painful. BrainLine blogger, David Grant, shares his story.

Being defined by your brain injury is different from sharing with a loved one what needs to be shared about the symptoms, says Brainline blogger David Grant.

"In hindsight, it’s probably best that we didn’t know what was coming. No one really wants to know that life is about to become difficult — very difficult."

Saying "I am disabled" was an unexpected admission for David Grant, which brought about unexpected emotion.

"The real eye-opener was how long it has taken me to realize that the light at the end of the tunnel is not a train," says David Grant about recovering from his TBI.

BrainLine blogger David Grant talks about the healing he found at a Native American pow wow.

In his TBI support group, David Grant learned that problems carried alone are problems doubled, while problems shared are problems cut in half.

Most anyone living with a traumatic brain injury already knows this secret: not all is as it appears. .