And on regrowth, this illustrates quite accurately what may be necessary to rebuild one’s self, because sometimes you have to break completely in order to rebuild yourself:

Also, consider this:

Seriously, that was just an excuse to pub “Brain” in the title.

Why?

Because I want to share with the world that, as a Brain Injury Survivor, I know.

I know pain.

I know tears.

I know fear.

I know loneliness.

I know confusion.

I know frustration.

I know loss of friends.

I know financial insecurity.

I know loss of self.

A continuous scrolling version of Star Wars.

It’s a variant of the original, Han Shot First Goddamnit Version as well. So valuable cred for that.

Another snippet of the inner workings of my psyche — a very dated list of quotes from Wired Magazine: 100 Quotes Every Geek Should Know.

And I do know them.

All of them

Apparently, my thought processes are little more than snippets of quotes and scenes from old television shows and movies.

End of line.

I discovered that my dog could perform magic. My retriever is now a …

… Labracadabrador.