I Remember

Creative Expressions
Written By Hope Survives

This is shared as a personal creative work. Poetry and artwork communicate lived experiences in unique ways, and each piece reflects the individual voice and perspective of its creator.

In This Creative Expression:

  • Grieving life before brain injury

  • The invisible changes after concussion

  • Identity and loss

  • Living with cognitive and physical symptoms

  • Finding strength through faith

I REMEMBER
the car accident happened it changed my life
bruised ribs, concussion and head injury causing daily strife


I remember doing normal tasks without even blinking
Now it takes a lot of preparation and thinking


I remember when situations would make me sigh
now I look at the same things and just want to cry


I remember when I loved my life-long career
Now I look at nursing with confusion and fear


I remember doing hobbies, especially handiwork
now decreased cognition makes my mind go berserk


I remember being on the open road made me feel alive
now I feel sick with a long distance drive


I remember the enjoyment of riding a bike
now with imbalance issues I can take only a short hike


so many changes I learned how to face
I wouldn’t have made it without my faith and God's grace

Written by: Terri Shofner
Person living with a brain injury

 

  • This poem reflects on how life changed after my head injury and the grace that has carried me through.

 
 
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