The Journey Continues

By Steve Gregory

As indicated by the title, this is a description of the process after The Journey: Tips and Tales. This process starts at the beginning of the journey and winds over a number of decades perhaps even to result in the best possible outcome after an accident. This process though is not without its own set of trials and difficulties. The lessons described here were all learned through trial and error. Then were put into writing after all the pressure of performance was off. If one perseveres through these, the best possible end to what started off as a disaster will be yours to enjoy.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Feb 7, 2020
• ISBN: 9781796076905

Steve Gregory

Steve has lived a varied and active life. Academically, he excelled while obtaining a master’s degree in engineering on scholarship from the University of Toronto. Steve then went on to practice engineering in various employment, gaining experience and resiliency during his career. Then the unthinkable happened. Steve’s recovery from an accident has been uneven to say the least. He remains with dysarthria, ataxia, and diplopia; however, as you will soon discover, his other cognitive functions have been restored. He continues to push the limits of his recovery both cognitively and physically.

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CONTENTS

From Curiosity to Resiliency:

A Guide to Brain Injury Rehabilitation

Preface

Introduction

Curiosity

Heightened Awareness

Frequent

Frenetic

Factual

Executive Functioning

Episodes

Redevelopment of abstract reasoning

Creative

Self-aware Learning

DEVELOPMENT of a Personal Rehabilitation Regimen

Introduction

Revisit

FROM CURIOSITY TO

RESILIENCY:

A GUIDE TO BRAIN INJURY

REHABILITATION

Curiosity and Initiation

PREFACE

C URIOSITY, MULLING, ENHANCED self-awareness leading to self-administered therapy, creativity, and then resiliency. This is the new process for therapy. It leaves much more to the abilities of the survivor and their own drive and adaptability. It gives much more flexibility for the survivor and needs the professional to be client centered. This change is to give the survivor the best outcome possible. At present, this has been reduced to using a measure of financial compensation and physical abilities.

Success in life is not primarily determined by these factors.

These all contribute to a new sense of self to be sure; however, they do not embody the totality of existence on this earth. The answer to this question is much more philosophical in nature than I am inclined to write about. Here I am only trying to help the survivor and those who care about all aspects of a survivor to figure out the best methods to realize this goal.

I am a survivor myself—I am dysarthric, ataxic, and diplopic. As a result of these difficulties, I was reduced to only being comfortable when I was still and thinking. The result after some years is the following. Please enjoy responsibly.

INTRODUCTION

T HE FOLLOWING IS the overall process of Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) rehabilitation, or at least it is what it needs to become if there is any hope of resiliency for the survivor. After all, this is what rehabilitation should be about. Use it or lose it is a popular expression. In brain injury rehabilitation, you need to create a need and then wait for the brain to heal itself. Using the brain to help guide its own thinking process is a new perspective to rehabilitate brain injury. As some faculties are restored, use them and this will allow further healing.

The age of curiosity is well known in children. Why is this quality not promoted in those who, after an acquired brain injury, are undergoing a sort of rebirth.

CURIOSITY

C URIOSITY, MULLING, ENHANCED self-awareness leading to self-administered therapy, creativity, and resiliency are all covered in this main section of the book.

Curiosity is an important trait for a survivor to have restored or at least fostered