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Brain Injury Survivor and Storyteller reflects on the journey of recovery from TBI.
Commenting on his thesis performance, Candlish examines the experience of recovery by following the journey of several survivors.
2021-01-18 08:27
This is an edited transcript of a speech I gave at the Brain Injury Services Online conference, October 29, 2020 with the topic “Telling Your Story After Brain Injury.”&nbs&hell…Read More
2020-12-29 12:19
I am alone and in Malaysia this holiday season due to a series of circumstances that are irrelevant to this article, but I want that to be understood as context while I relate this st… Read More
2020-12-24 06:10
Rage is an issue for me. It has been for all my life, but especially since my brain injury. It’s taken a lot of work, but now I am at least conscious of the dangers… Read More
2020-12-18 06:56
The last entry shared the difference between accepting and appreciating one’s self-identity. As a survivor of 21 years, I have reached the point of appreciation of my iden… Read More
2020-12-15 10:22
A lot has been written and spoken about the “acceptance of the reality after brain injury.” This is acceptance of what has occurred and accepting the person you, as… Read More
2020-11-10 00:41
For my pet peeve, I’m talking about how head trauma and brain injury is depicted in pop culture.Be very clear, brain injury is nothing like it is shown in the movies. Too often w… Read More
2020-11-05 02:28
Hello friends, it’s been a while — been hard at work on my book and figuring out how to get back to my home in the midst of this pandemic. But now the book is out! So… Read More
2020-11-03 02:03
Excited to announce that the book that started on this blog is finally available!https://www.amazon.com/Who-Now-Storytelling-Appreciate-Self-Identity-ebook/dp/B08LQSR29J/ref=tmm_kin_sw… Read More
2020-05-12 06:12
Accepting ResponsibilityA Story about Struggling with Addiction After Brain InjuryHaving a brain injury will affect how a person interacts with the world physically, cognitively, and emotion… Read More
2020-04-11 04:07
The world has brain injury.I don’t mean this is the literal sense — as far as I know, Gaia isn’t in a coma — but the current epidemic of CoVid19 has hit humanity in a… Read More
2019-11-10 04:35
SEEKING ART FROM TBI SURVIVORS!!!I am seeking artwork for my upcoming book — Who Am I, Now? Reflections on Recovery. This is a request for paintings, drawings, pictures of statue… Read More
2019-11-07 14:26
****************Scene 33 - I am Lethan*******************My mother tells me about one time when she and I were having a conversation,soon after I had returned from the hospital.
And sh… Read More
2019-10-01 05:00
******Scene 32 - Any Wish at All***********Larry tell me, that if he could have any wish in the world…
Any wish at all…well…I don’t know what I would wish fo… Read More
2019-08-19 14:43
*******Scene 31 — Tony’s Philosophy******** Tony has a simple philosophy on life.
Three words:Born,Live,
Die.
It’s what you do with that… Read More
2019-08-16 10:47
**********Scene 30 — Commitment*********Sarah has made a commitment,to getting better.
One day, I will write again,One day, I will read,One day, I will walk.It just might take a… Read More
2019-08-14 05:09
Hey friends -- It's been a while since my last post. There will be a several posts coming up in rapid succession (every 2 or 3 days) as I post the last few commentaries about the piece… Read More
2019-04-24 23:05
This is the final post (3/3) concerning what to do about the question of suicide after brain injury. The prior postings introduce the reason for this article (1/3) and share my suggest… Read More
2019-04-10 23:56
This is the second (2/3) posting concerning what to do about the question of suicide after brain injury. The previous post presented an introduction to these thoughts. If you hav… Read More
2019-04-02 22:29
****************Scene 28********************************Larry,did try to commit suicide one time.
But It wasn’t all my fault,see,I was on these new anti depressants, so my head w… Read More
2019-03-10 10:52
NOTE: Before we begin, I will warn you that I do use some explicit language in this entry — if “swear words” will offend, please don’t read.************Scene 27 - Que… Read More
2019-02-21 10:14
************Scene 26 - Had Things**********Tony, used to have things.I had, you know, THINGSThings likea car, house,job, career, friendsI had a lover, I had things.
And then, ju… Read More
2019-01-18 02:33
****************Scene 25 - Gimp***********************I wanted to be like my sister, I wanted to remain true to Who I Am, but…Who Am I!I remember being the Gimp.That was my title, Gim… Read More
2018-12-24 15:05
****************Scene 24 - My Sister’s Story*********************You may have noticed, that I haven’t spoken much about my sister -At the start of the story, I dropped her off at… Read More
2018-11-22 03:46
Brain injury causes changes in personality. Big claim - but it seems to be generally agreed upon by much of the post-TBI rehabilitation community. In relatively recent articles f… Read More
2018-10-25 03:44
This article will continue with the idea of a person having multiple “circles of friends” as presented in the previous posting.In the previous article, I suggested five categorie… Read More
2018-10-14 10:50
Hello everyone - its been a while since I was able to write - a lot of life changes and growth, including moving to a new job in a new city in China (Ganzhou, Jiangxi province). Thank… Read More
2018-06-05 01:32
**********Scene 22 - I Fought with my Parents**************I fought with my parents,a lot.And it didn’t always make sense -I remember one time -she could see that the fight was going N… Read More
2018-04-25 14:26
***********Scene 21 - That’s Just How She Feels***********A lot of times, in Traumatic Brain Injury,one of the parts of the brain that is injured is the frontal lobe region of the brai… Read More
2018-03-22 08:44
*************Scene 20 – Hard Time Relating***************Ever since my accident,I’ve had a hard time relating to other people.See, I know some things,because of what I’ve g… Read More
2018-02-01 01:14
**************Scene 19 - It’s a New Year*************
I remember when I left Magee Rehabilitation Hospital.It was December 23rd, and I was going to be Home for ChristmasWhat&rsqu&hell…Read More
2018-01-08 23:00
Happy New Year everybody! Its been a while since I've posted - I got caught up in the holidays activity and my end of semester teaching work...but I'm back. I've got a lot of exc… Read More
2017-11-13 21:50
**********Scene 17, Part 2 - A Spiritual Experience***********And I remember when I was ready to give up.I was lying on my side,on my bed at Magee rehabilitation hospital,my back was toward… Read More
2017-11-08 21:49
Hey everyone -
This is a repost - an entry expressing my personal answer to the question: “Do you believe in God?” I decided to repost because coming up, I have anoth… Read More
2017-10-26 22:09
************Scene 17, Part 1 - The Jon Ahead***************But more pictures begin to stick,And I remember faces, voices, events…and I remember it was hard, and,Frustrating.
Emb… Read More
2017-10-21 10:08
***********How Phish Got Involved**********************The last entry got philosophical - discussing the matter of shaping memory after a traumatic incident, and this discussion is som… Read More
2017-10-16 10:33
*****************Scene 16 - My First Memory*************Now, my first memory, it’s just a flash - a picture in my head,but I remember I’m sitting in my wheelchair at Magee… Read More
2017-10-11 22:35
********Scene 15 (beginning) - I Don't Remember************I remember the first memory I remembered.See, my recovery at Geisinger Medical Center was progressing rapidly, so they moved me to… Read More
2017-09-27 08:40
*************Scene 14B - Sarah's Past*********************Please note, this entry is a continuation of the commentary for scene 14 - if you haven’t read the previous posting, I suggest… Read More
2017-09-19 22:46
****************Scene 14 - Sarah's Future******************Sarah,She Knows she can’t walkcan’t write, can’t ReadI know that I cannot Remember yesterday,but I can keep getti… Read More
2017-09-11 05:58
I’m back. Summer break is ending, and I hope you’ve had a great summer time. After a wonderful vacation travel with my girlfriend, I’m excited to be home - gett… Read More
2017-08-03 12:15
It’s vacation time! And I’m gone or the next month - thus, I will not be posting for a while. That said, it serendipitous-ly happened that my vacations plans aligned with m… Read More
2017-07-30 12:28
Act Break********************************************************************************As I began working with these stories as part of my graduate thesis, I realized that I had unintentio… Read More
2017-07-27 14:03
**************Scene 12 - It's Not Your Time*************************************For Tony,Well like I said, I don’t actually remember the day of accident,but I remember just AS the acci… Read More
2017-07-02 06:09
****************Scene 11-Forming a Community***********************************Well, the news was out -And - now - remember, Bloomsburg is a small town,And that means - in a small town -once… Read More
2017-06-25 05:55
**********Scene 10 - My Classmates / The Question**************************************Ryan is my best friend, and he was at the high school football game the night of the accident,and we no… Read More
2017-06-19 09:07
*********Scene 9 - Refusing to Fly***************************************Larry tells me about his grandmother,And there is No Way to get my grandmother on board a plane -If she had to go fro… Read More
2017-06-12 08:44
Hey everyone,Two and a half months ago - as I was preparing to make the next post - my computer died.It's been a mission scrambling about trying to get things together so I could get a… Read More
2017-03-16 11:11
**************Scene 07 - Mother’s Arrival at the Hospital********************************My mother remembers arriving at the hospital,Moving through the maze of corridors - dead ends,T… Read More
2017-03-08 01:57
****************Scene 06-God’s Lap*************************************Sarah remembers, the night of her accident,I was moved to a large, white, empty room.And there, I had a conversat… Read More
2017-03-04 04:58
Following the script, the next scene in Who Am I, Again? brings up the experience of God and I feel that discussing the experience of God necessitates the question of God. Furthermore… Read More
2017-03-01 02:49
***********************Scene 05 - My Mother’s Call****************************My mother was in her home office when she got the call.It was late, after eight,i was finishing up paperwo… Read More
2017-02-24 13:38
**********************My Accident - What Happened**************************The introduction of “Who Am I, Again?” setups up the story correctly - I was early in my senior year of… Read More
2017-02-21 09:09
**********************A Verbal Collage**********************************I've spent the last few entires talking about the three characters in “Who Am I, Again?” who are residents… Read More
2017-02-13 23:40
***************************Tony’s Introduction**************************************Tony doesn’t actually remember the day of his accident with his fiancé.
Well, not… Read More
2017-02-09 11:46
***************************Sarah’s Introduction**************************************For Sarah there was no warning.Not really, I had just dropped my daughters at Little Angles Daycare… Read More
2017-02-09 11:27
***************************Larry’s Introduction**************************************Now, like I said, this is a verbal collage of stories,and while researching this story, I became in… Read More
2017-02-02 17:24
*********************INTRODUCTION************************************************************************Now the name of this performance is Who Am I, Again?,and, well, I am LethanAnd what I… Read More
2017-01-27 06:22
Who Am I, Again? a verbal collage of stories about Traumatic Brain Injury premiered at the International Storytelling Center of Jonesborough, Tennessee in the spring of 2010 as a graduate th… Read More
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