4yrs; Day 1794 – first day eval
Hi Everyone, Corey’s first day at the Carrick Brain Center was filled with intense testing. She began at 11am with a VNG test (Videonystagmography (VNG) evaluates the movements of the eyes as they follow a moving target or as the head is positioned in different...
4yrs; Day 1792 – headed to Dallas Texas
Hi Everyone, Well, our bags are packed and we're ready to go to Dallas, Texas! Many of you have asked how we prepare for a trip like this. Needless to say, I won't go into every detail but it takes a great deal of organization to prepare for the unexpected...here are...
4yrs; 10 months – our “next” step
Hi Everyone, Good news-Bad news... Good News; Corey's been making tremendous gains with her cognitive specialist. She has been increasing her response speed and length of concentration time working on the computer playing her 'brain games'. The brain game exercises...
4yrs; Day 1749 – Letter to NIKE
Hi Everyone, Lately time is flying by. We have been very busy with therapy and Dr. appointments. Corey has had a few more episodes of fainting and we still are not sure what the cause is. We were back down in Washington DC to visit her seizure specialist. He commented...
4yrs; Day 1740 – from corey
hello everyone this is your dear friend corey once again, i wanted to let every one know that i am fully aware of the shiner on my eye. do not worry about it because the x-ray was all good; no broken bones. mom asked me if i had a headache but i told her compared to...
4yrs; Day 1739 – another fall; PT/OT and Botox
Hi Everyone, We're having a tough beginning to our July. The weather has been terrible in PA and Accu-Weather Corey can feel the change in the barometric pressure everyday. She's had a headache since last Wednesday. Corey also decided to test me with a fall today. She...
4yrs; 9 months – BIAPA conference
Hi Everyone, Corey and I enjoyed the Pennsylvania Brain Injury Association’s Annual Conference. What a wonderful experience...and yes, Corey received another Standing O for her presentation. The conference brought survivors, caregivers and professionals within the...
4yrs; Day 1761 – revised expectations
Hi Everyone, We haven't disappeared. We have been looking for new solutions as we work through a very difficult cycle with Corey. There have been many, (what we call) 'Brain Injury Day's'. When the going gets tough...I go searching for inspiration! Anything to help us...
4yrs; Day 1725 – Life after Brain Injury
Hi Everyone, I can't believe 3 weeks has passed since our last entry. June's weather has not been kind to Corey's headaches. We took another trip to the headache specialist in Virginia and she is predicting a rough summer for headaches! This month has been difficult....
4yrs; 8 months – from Corey and Marie; writing a new presentation
Hi Everyone, it's Corey and Marie We are busy writing our next talk for the Brain Injury Association of PA's 15th Annual Conference - June 28-30th. We will be speaking on Sunday night. This years topic is 'Making the Most of Today - Planning for the Future'. That's...