Today was challenging. I woke up at my usual time, still feeling weak and dizzy. When I tried to sit up, I noticed the front part of my brain felt "dark." There's really no other way to explain it. I also had a hard time feeling emotions.
This sent me into a panic, so I laid back down and told Bill it felt like I had a concussion.
[Light blub moment for Bill]
Bill grabbed all the brain oils and rubbed my forehead with Sandalwood, Frankincense, and other well-loved oil blends. It took about 30 minutes, but then the foggy darkness started to clear. I continued this routine almost every hour throughout the day.
This was early this morning. My eyes tell me that the brain fog is thick, and I seem "off." But at least I'm still smiling.
There's a chapter in my book where I discuss Neruo Plasticity. When you lose a chunk of brain matter through injury or surgery, the brain creates a new pathway to go around the damaged parts of your brain so you can continue to think and do the things you used to accomplish.
Hindsight is 20/20: Something must have happened to my brain yesterday. I haven't felt complex emotions since the accident, and more importantly, I haven't been able to laugh. I think my entire family would agree that my inability to laugh indicates a severe health issue for me.
Guess what came back towards the end of the day?
My sarcasm. Whew, I dodged a bullet. I can live without a lot, but I can't live without the ability to crack a joke. That would be a travesty. Laughter means everything to me.
I still struggle with short-term memory and quick recall, like remembering names, even Bill's. Until lunchtime, I still responded to questions slowly, which is not characteristic of me.
By the end of the day, I was just battling a few moments of dizziness and weakness. However, I was able to pull together another blog, so all can't be bad tonight.
I'd say recovery is happening quickly; if nothing else, I smell amazing.
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