Comments on: I’m not strong or brave, I didn’t choose this brain injury

By: michelle.munt@yahoo.co.uk

michelle.munt@yahoo.co.uk — Sun, 25 Mar 2018 21:15:16 +0000

In reply to Joanne WOOD. In all honesty I don’t. Perhaps that’s because of my overall modesty, but it is what it is. There are things in my life that I do think I have had a brave approach to, but I still don’t see it in this situation.

By: Joanne WOOD

Joanne WOOD — Sun, 25 Mar 2018 20:50:39 +0000

Hello Michelle, read this over again, from July last year. I wouldn’t say I am brave, maybe determined to do better, because I can’t settle for being like this, if I can improve I don’t want to miss the opportunity to, even in the uncomfortable, I suppose that’s brought me far. I know when I look back to June 2016, when I had brain surgery, I wonder how I did life being so poorly, how I struggled terribly with not being able to speak, the night terrors, mobility, fatigue to name some of the hardest parts of my brain injury, I still suffer from these but not to the extent I did, was I brave ? I don’t think so, I just got on with it and looking back I see a much more fragile person then.
I wonder do you think you’ve seen a change since you wrote this last year? Do see yourself as brave now?
Jo

By: michelle.munt@yahoo.co.uk

michelle.munt@yahoo.co.uk — Thu, 06 Jul 2017 20:14:12 +0000

In reply to Heather. Congratulations Heather, putting a book together is an incredible achievement! I wish you every success for when it is published ?

By: Heather

Heather — Thu, 06 Jul 2017 19:44:17 +0000

At 25 years post coma, I have finally written my first draft of the book I wanted to write so badly through the semi-literate years. In writing workshops, other participants often called me brave and I have a mixed response. It is brave indeed, to admit I am mentally handicapped (to use older, more direct language) but lamentable that we would feel such profound shame when revealing it. It takes considerable courage to face the pity and exclusion of others and there are many who cannot.

By: michelle.munt@yahoo.co.uk

michelle.munt@yahoo.co.uk — Thu, 06 Jul 2017 00:46:21 +0000

In reply to Reesa. Yes that's more like it I think. It better describes a response to it, rather than a planned action.

By: Reesa

Reesa — Thu, 06 Jul 2017 00:28:48 +0000

I don’t like brave either. Best I can come up with is resilient.

By: michelle.munt@yahoo.co.uk

michelle.munt@yahoo.co.uk — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 12:50:37 +0000

In reply to helentastic67. You're so cheeky ?

By: helentastic67

helentastic67 — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 12:21:34 +0000

I’m just chuffed I liked your post first! ?

By: michelle.munt@yahoo.co.uk

michelle.munt@yahoo.co.uk — Tue, 04 Jul 2017 09:19:31 +0000

In reply to Ellen Andersen. Isn't it sad that we think people will think badly of us if we let them in. Even if they do, they are not the people we thought they were.

By: michelle.munt@yahoo.co.uk

michelle.munt@yahoo.co.uk — Tue, 04 Jul 2017 09:18:01 +0000

In reply to Shari K Folken. I can only imagine how confusing that was for you.