A Song For You

A Song For You

From the book Underwater: When Encephalitis, Brain Injury and Epilepsy Change Everything Music and memory can be friends.  What are your favorite songs? Why do you like them?  What are the songs which best describe your own underwater story? Why...
a letter to the rain

a letter to the rain

from the book embracing now: pain, joy, healing, living  dear rain, i am sorry. remembering days of smiling with you, running as you soaked me, enjoying your sound. but i changed. long ago, i changed. i no longer enjoy you. this morning, while dreading a long drive...
early morning

early morning

A poem from the book embracing now: pain, joy, healing, living. an early morning walk.thankfulness and appreciationand wonder.a rising sun reminding me ineeded sunglasses—my normal companion.seeing the remainsof a tiny snakein his failed attemptto cross the...
When Life Changes Suddenly

When Life Changes Suddenly

From the book: Underwater: When Encephalitis, Brain Injury and Epilepsy Change Everything. Seize the moment. This moment. That is what many of us are trying to do. As I am trying, I hear many questions still running through this damaged mind. What is it like saying...
A Life I Decided to Embrace

A Life I Decided to Embrace

From ‬the book Underwater: When Encephalitis, Brain Injury and Epilepsy Change Everything. “I don’t understand.” She stated that sentence after listening to my story. As a college student studying to pursue a career in counseling, she wanted to hear my narrative about...