Comments on: “Yes, I know you…”, or do I? Brain injury ruins my memory again.

By: Michelle #jumbledbrain

Michelle #jumbledbrain — Wed, 26 Aug 2020 13:12:27 +0000

In reply to Murray. I couldn’t read or write for what felt like ages after my accident. Keep practicing, I’m sure you can improve. It might take time, but it’ll be worth it.

By: Murray

Murray — Wed, 26 Aug 2020 12:33:27 +0000

Thanks, Michelle – I appreciate your sharing, and I enjoy your writing. It does make me jealous, though – after writing 3 books and hundreds of articles, I can hardly write three coherent sentences now. It’s now been a year since my injury in a fall during a wilderness hike.

By: Michelle #jumbledbrain

Michelle #jumbledbrain — Sun, 29 Mar 2020 02:23:17 +0000

In reply to Richard Rust. That is really difficult as I can imagine that can lead to them getting the wrong impression of you

By: Richard Rust

Richard Rust — Sat, 28 Mar 2020 19:43:35 +0000

Oh I do remember wanting to meet a woman Online an kept saying Hi an what Happened .. Rick what do You want ? wanted to talk to Her an was reminded We had already met .. I forgot :-/

By: michelle.munt@yahoo.co.uk

michelle.munt@yahoo.co.uk — Fri, 16 Mar 2018 22:53:53 +0000

In reply to Joanne WOOD. Great story! I have met a few random celebrities in my time and you do kind of think you know them. Nicolas Cage came into the store I worked in years ago, and the whole world went mad. We had to close the store temporarily, but even when he left some staff decided to chase him down the street for an autograph ??‍

By: Joanne WOOD

Joanne WOOD — Fri, 16 Mar 2018 21:19:41 +0000

This made me smile, I think I know everybody who smiles at me. My husband who hadn’t got a brain injury, once started a conversation up with a woman waiting to pay at a car park ticket machine, this was a surprise as he is usually very quiet, she looked very familiar ( this was before my brain tumour), and was very slow to respond to my husband as he asked how she was, off she went, it was then I realised it was ‘Eileen ‘ off coronation street soap, my husband thought she was one of his customers who he had fitted a bathroom for. Poor woman, did make me laugh, he was convinced he knew her. That’s with out a brain injury!

By: michelle.munt@yahoo.co.uk

michelle.munt@yahoo.co.uk — Fri, 09 Jun 2017 14:11:23 +0000

In reply to helentastic67. Yes I know, I just don't want to keep mentioning it all the time.

By: michelle.munt@yahoo.co.uk

michelle.munt@yahoo.co.uk — Fri, 09 Jun 2017 14:10:24 +0000

In reply to Pamela Hann. Oh Pamela, I can only imagine the embarrassment you must have felt. But I hope she understood not to take it personally.

By: helentastic67

helentastic67 — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 12:41:12 +0000

If your TBI doesn’t give you the best excuse ever for poor memory I don’t know what does. Maybe you need to not give yourself such a hard time? Cheers,H

By: Pamela Hann

Pamela Hann — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 03:10:08 +0000

I struggle with this a lot. And I fake my way through all the time- I wish there was a quick an easy explanation for ‘I hit my head, and I have no idea if I know you or not’, without making it awkward! The first time I realized this was a few weeks after the concussion and I said to a girl in front of a room full of people ‘I’m sorry- we haven’t met, I’m Pamela.’ To which she gasped and told me her name- I then realized I talked to her many times before, but her face still didn’t register. Easier to fake it, but it’s exhausting.