I just read an article that, Bryan Stow, a man trying to enjoy a baseball game, was brutally beaten outside the Dodger Stadium and received a severe brain injury.
Who knows where I've been hiding, but I hadn't seen or heard anything about this on the news. My heart sinks any time I hear of anyone who sustains a Traumatic Brain Injury because I know what's in store for them. The article says that although he is improving, he is not "out of the woods yet."
Read the full story HERE
Friday, September 23, 2011
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Is lavender essential oil effective for people with Insomnia?
Who would have thought that something so simple could help me so much?
I'm a 100% believer in modern medicine, but I think a little help from alternative medicine will do no harm.
I've heard of Essential Oils, but never gave them a second thought because . . . well, re-read first seven words in above sentence . . . I just think you need to first turn to the "proven" stuff.
That being said, I think I might be changing my mind . . .
A yoga instructor at class recently told me that lavender oil can help you sleep. She said her husband puts a few drops of lavender essential oil on the bottom of one foot and a few drops of serenity essential oil on the other foot, thus being cured of his insomnia! I was given samples of both (pure, without chemicals works the best) and WOW, I slept like a baby. Typically, I need to swallow an Ambien pill to help me sleep and I did not when I used the essential oil! Now, the fact that I'd just done a relaxing yoga class where the instructor gave us all head massages (yummy!), after having us smell lavender oil, may have also had something to do with my deep sleep.
But, I'm telling you, LAVENDER OIL has some sort of positive effect on sleep because I've used it every night since, and I'm sleeping deeper (with or without Ambien, I've tried both). I stopped by the health food store and picked up some lavender essential oil, but I could tell this was not as pure as the stuff I'd gotten at yoga. Pure, or course, is more expensive but VERY worth it. I actually sneezed from the smell of the unpure stuff (I think I put too much on my pillow), and it smelled like alcohol and chemicals.
You have to get the pure stuff from an independent sales consultant and doTerra, I'm told, is the best. That is the brand I used at yoga. Like I said before, I can definitely tell a difference between doTerra and the cheap stuff you buy at the health food store.
I'm a 100% believer in modern medicine, but I think a little help from alternative medicine will do no harm.
I've heard of Essential Oils, but never gave them a second thought because . . . well, re-read first seven words in above sentence . . . I just think you need to first turn to the "proven" stuff.
That being said, I think I might be changing my mind . . .
A yoga instructor at class recently told me that lavender oil can help you sleep. She said her husband puts a few drops of lavender essential oil on the bottom of one foot and a few drops of serenity essential oil on the other foot, thus being cured of his insomnia! I was given samples of both (pure, without chemicals works the best) and WOW, I slept like a baby. Typically, I need to swallow an Ambien pill to help me sleep and I did not when I used the essential oil! Now, the fact that I'd just done a relaxing yoga class where the instructor gave us all head massages (yummy!), after having us smell lavender oil, may have also had something to do with my deep sleep.
But, I'm telling you, LAVENDER OIL has some sort of positive effect on sleep because I've used it every night since, and I'm sleeping deeper (with or without Ambien, I've tried both). I stopped by the health food store and picked up some lavender essential oil, but I could tell this was not as pure as the stuff I'd gotten at yoga. Pure, or course, is more expensive but VERY worth it. I actually sneezed from the smell of the unpure stuff (I think I put too much on my pillow), and it smelled like alcohol and chemicals.
You have to get the pure stuff from an independent sales consultant and doTerra, I'm told, is the best. That is the brand I used at yoga. Like I said before, I can definitely tell a difference between doTerra and the cheap stuff you buy at the health food store.
Monday, August 1, 2011
Me + Yoga = Feel Better (KSL article to prove it)
Nkoyo Iyamba (KSL News Reporter) asked me if practicing Yoga has helped with Chronic Pain.
"YEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!" was my screaming answer. Read her article "Yoga moves ease chronic pain for crash victim" HERE for the entire story.
"YEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!" was my screaming answer. Read her article "Yoga moves ease chronic pain for crash victim" HERE for the entire story.
Saturday, July 30, 2011
I wish I could post this on my forehead (next to my smile):
Since my injury, my head feels like it's about to burst around large crowds (especially crowds of unfamiliar people), I struggle if more than one person is involved in my conversation, and sometimes I feel overly-sensitive to things that didn't bother me before.
This bugs me.
If only it were possible to make everyone who ever comes in contact with a TBI Survivor to read this: share because it explains WHY in very simple terms (thank you Lash & Associates)!
This bugs me.
If only it were possible to make everyone who ever comes in contact with a TBI Survivor to read this: share because it explains WHY in very simple terms (thank you Lash & Associates)!
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
A new name for my smile . . .
My heart melts as I remember a question that my sweet four-year-old nephew, Benjamin, asked me this past weekend:
He was sitting on my lap, looking so cute that I almost took a bite of him. But, before I could do anything, I busted up laughing because he said, "Lemme see da scrape on your forehead."
"I love that you called it a scrape!" I responded, still laughing.
"Well, das wat 'tis. Iss a scrape!" ("as if" there was anything else to call it)
Sometimes a scar. Sometimes a scrape. Always a smile.
He was sitting on my lap, looking so cute that I almost took a bite of him. But, before I could do anything, I busted up laughing because he said, "Lemme see da scrape on your forehead."
"I love that you called it a scrape!" I responded, still laughing.
"Well, das wat 'tis. Iss a scrape!" ("as if" there was anything else to call it)
Sometimes a scar. Sometimes a scrape. Always a smile.
Saturday, May 28, 2011
You can now find my book for your KINDLE!!!
If you have a Kindle, please check out my book at the Amazon Kindle Store!
www.amazon.com
www.amazon.com
Friday, May 20, 2011
My SMILE will be at the Utah Festival of Books!!!
The Smile on My Forehead: Memoir of My Life with a Brain Injury will be part of the Utah Festival of Books on Saturday, June 4th!
I will be giving a 15 minute presentation at 10:45 a.m on the main oudoor stage outside the Wilkinson Center on the BYU campus, and then signing books from 11 a.m - 1:00 p.m. This is a wonderful opportunity to sell my books and also to educate more people about Traumatic Brain Injury! I'm definitely planning to give a short crash-course on TBI!
Anyone in Utah who is interested and available, please come listen.
Click HERE for the Festival Website. . .
I will be giving a 15 minute presentation at 10:45 a.m on the main oudoor stage outside the Wilkinson Center on the BYU campus, and then signing books from 11 a.m - 1:00 p.m. This is a wonderful opportunity to sell my books and also to educate more people about Traumatic Brain Injury! I'm definitely planning to give a short crash-course on TBI!
Anyone in Utah who is interested and available, please come listen.
Click HERE for the Festival Website. . .
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