Tipping the Odds in My Favour

In my post, The Full Court Press, I talked about one approach I take to TBI recovery: if I'm having difficulty understanding a particular problem, I seek out the right specialist or therapist to help me with it. That approach means that, since my recovery from Post Traumatic Amnesia, I've benefited from the help of 22 different specialists, therapists and other trained medical people.

I guess that number might seem a little overboard, but that's not something I'm at all concerned about! Instead, I think of it as one way of tipping the odds in my favour. Tipping them away from my brain injury and its effects and back towards me and my recovery.

In the post, Have Hope!, I wrote about how, early on after my accident, the odds were stacked against me. Instead of being daunted by that, I've always seen it as a reason for taking every advantage I can. Even now, over three years on since my accident, I'm continually looking for ways to do things better. I guess it's part of the determination to recover.

My being determined to recover means I never give up; I never stop believing there's one more thing I could do to help me recover. All I have to do is think of it. Think about what exactly my current problems are and what might help me with them. Think about different ways I might tackle them. You guessed, I'm thinking about how to recover!

Cheers,
Mike