I graduated college after a severe traumatic brain injury.

Things We Forget

By Gentle Witch

Graduated college with a double major

Former federal government employee

  • weed

    weed

    One luxury I figuratively cannot live without is marijuana.

  • cell phone

    One luxury I cannot live without is my cell phone. This is because I use my cell phone for all sorts of things. It is what wakes me up every…

  • meds

    meds

    One luxury I cannot live without is my prescription medication. Also, my non-prescription medication is something I cannot live without. Both are important in treating different aspects of my condition.…

  • Pillow

    Pillow

    One luxury I cannot live without is a pillow. Last night, my pillow somehow ended up on the other side of the room while I slept. My face awoke on…

  • Writing

    One luxury I cannot live without is writing. Ancient peoples, it is sometimes argued, may have had better memories than ours based on this fact. Before there was writing, people…

  • the internet

    I cannot live without the internet. I use the internet to read news, stay in touch with friends, and post to this very blog itself. I would lose touch with…

  • Tore nail clipper

    I can’t live without the luxury of owning a toe nail clipper. Sometimes, I have forgotten to trim my nails for several months. More than once, my family was shocked…

  • Perspective

    Perspective

    I can’t live without the luxury of clean water.

  • One Million-Dollar Brain

    One Million-Dollar Brain

    One luxury I can’t live without is a functioning brain. After my severe injury at 16, my insurance paid over one million dollars to repair what I had lost.

  • Shower

    Shower

    One luxury I can’t live without is a shower. Being clean is very important to me. When I feel gross, I cannot use all my brain capacity because I am…