Trauma is all too common these days, unfortunately. Child abuse. Rape. Combat. Violence. Car accidents. Life. Traumatic events can actually alter the structure and function of people’s brains…
Every second of your life, every single thing of which you are aware – sounds, sights, thoughts, feelings – and even that of which you’re not aware – unconscious mental and physical…
Maybe you already exercise to trim your tummy, keep your weight in check, or ward off the major killers. Good for you! But did you know that moving…
When I woke up from the coma I’d been in for the past week, I was barely there. It was as if the light in the attic had…
In 1995, on New Year’s eve, at a hospital in the ritzy Buckhead area of Atlanta, Georgia, my brother, Chris Hampton, with the wicked sense of humor, impeccable…
In the book, Turn of Mind, Alice Laplante tells the compelling story of a Dr. Jennifer White, a retired orthopedic surgeon, as she gradually disappears into the fog…
The sound of your own voice. Speaking. You’ve probably never even give it any thought. I know I didn’t. It’s just something most of us have done naturally…
As a brain injury survivor, I watched the ABC 20/20 interview of Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, Mark Kelly, with great interest. Giffords, an Arizona congresswoman, was shot in the head at…
On June 6th, 2007, I swallowed handful after handful of pills. With all the happy colors and assorted sizes, they looked like candy, but there was no sweet…
Years ago, I had a blind date set up by one of those expensive, exclusive match making agencies where rich men turn to find arm candy. It wasn’t…
While I certainly didn’t think I would ever say such a thing, my brain injury, resulting from a pill popping suicide attempt (Read full story here), turned out…