4 Unexpected changes after my injuries (and 5 ways I've adapted to them!)
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4 Unexpected changes after my injuries (and 5 ways I've adapted to them!)

The brain controls everything, so of course when there's a brain (or spinal cord) injury, the entire body is affected. I've lived with this for nearly eight years now and some adaptations are fairly obvious: using a wheelchair, for example; some of them were unexpected and took some time to figure out how to adjust and adapt to. Here are [#] of unexpected changes and how I adapted to them.

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I wrote a memoir
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I wrote a memoir

I open with the first instance of my determination to live, no matter the odds; it's definitely foreshadowing. But the focus of the memoir is from January 26, 2016 to July 7, 2017.

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Fireworks aren't always fun
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Fireworks aren't always fun

they are serious triggers for neurodiverse people, those with PTSD (veterans and those who have experienced violence), those with breathing difficulties, people who suffer from headaches, and those who are generally sensitive to loud noises.

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