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

  • How do you feel about cold weather?

    I do not like being outside in cold weather. If it is windy or below freezing, I’m staying indoors unless circumstances requires me to go outside. I think warm weather…

  • What sacrifices have you made?

    What sacrifices have you made?

    I have not made any sacrifices in my life because I believe in living your life to the fullest. I believe in loving yourself and being happy every moment you…

  • Sacrifices

    Sacrifices

    When I was a child, I sacrificed my allowance money each week by donating to my church.Now, I sacrifice my time by spending it with my partner’s relative at the…

  • Complete

    Complete

    Listening to the tweets of the birds all around me pleased me. I lay on two stacked twin-sized mattresses in the canvas “tent” in my partner’s backyard. The “tent” is…

  • Smiles

    Smiles

    I feel happy. I just discovered that my partner did something very nice for me. I feel loved and excited. A whole bunch of my favorite type of food arrived…

  • The craziest thing that’s ever happened to me

    The craziest thing that’s ever happened to me

    In 2020, I may have been sold into trafficking. However, I was not because I was a little disabled.

  • Time

    Time

    I spent all morning at the nursing home, keeping a loved one company. I come to the nursing home twice a week, and I stay at least all morning every…

  • Hand-me-downs

    The oldest thing I am wearing today is probably nice hand-me-downs I got from my relatives.

  • What’s the oldest things you’re wearing today? I still wear a couple nice coats which were hand-me-downs from my cousin, so probably those.

  • Practice

    Practice

    Change in the brain is possible by consistently building synapses between neurons.