the great thing about my head injury

and you know what, although there are lots of bad things, there are lots of good things too.

I joke around a lot more and am a happier person

I am honest (although it gets me in trouble too)

I am not ashamed of who and how i am now

and although i try an adhere to social expectations i have no inhibitions and that i find is very freeing in my head

i don't generally watch a film twice unless its a classic .. lol i consider Star Wars saga the old war films and i love Gladiator , you may catch me watching those more then once but i do like watching a film that i never think of putting on if im just watching the TV and a film may be on and i enjoyed it again but would never make a be line to put it on myself !

Glad you've found some positives and it's pretty uplifting when someone celebrates the smaller pleasures of life.

'fraid I can't think of any for me.......except I would never have met all these brilliant folk on Headway. xx

Totally agree! I watched a film the other day that I recorded months ago & never managed to watch the whole thing as I was struggling to pay attention the times I did try...or so I thought...finally watched the whole thing & when I saw the ending I did remember seeing that ending before ha ha must have watched the whole thing before afterall, enjoyed it again though

I always like Biker's posts, and this is no exception. This 'bonus' also keeps me away from commercial TV (largely a waste of valuable cognitive stamina in the first place!) to avoid head-scratching memory-blips at the end of ad breaks! Wait - there's more.... pick up a book cheap from a charity shop and by the time I've mislaid it/forgotten I even bought it/re-read pages to recap/compiled Post-it notes to update plot and characters it'll last me months!

Possibly this is giving things a 'somewhat charitable' spin, but seeimg the humourous side of ourselves is no bad thing. In all seriousness I found The Poisonwood Bible a good read; small cast and linear plot. Recommended.

Hi Biker, get where you're coming from. I love reading, especially Penny Vincenzi books and before B.I. i had read all her books. 5 years into my brain B.I. I have started reading all her books again and it's as if I've never read any, I'm so enjoying them, Infact i can't put them down.

I was away at a writing retreat a while ago and during the weekend it was pointed out to me/ I realised that I spend a lot of my time saying "The good thing about having a brain tumour ...." so as a result of that conversation am thinking of writing a book with that as the title. I hope no one would mind if used some of your suggestions to add to my own. Thank you. (I'll be sure to credit you all in the acknowledgements if I ever manage to get it published)

Thanks all for making me laugh when I was having a particularly blue/everything is too hard/why do I bother few days.

I can totally relate to this, I have a wonderful partner who keeps me right when I ask 'have I seen this?' Also a very good friend who I regularly ask 'did you see that program last night, it was really good, it was about.....' then I dry up & can't remember any details! It is like playing charades & we always end up laughing.

I don't do much on the computer as my concentration & visual processing are not good (SAH 9 years ago) a couple of hours in the morning are when I am at my best but usually by the time I have read things I have run out of steam to write. I found this site a few months ago & it has helped me greatly. I live very rurally in Scotland & never had much support but it has been good to read of others & relate to their ups & downs. Thank you

Hi, read this this morning and thought about it all day, we all have so much to be grateful for, personally it pulled me up short and I have rediscovered gardening and knitting and crocheting all in the name of rehabilitation, I can't do too long at any one time and my attention span isn't good for films, but once I mastered my kindle again (yes I had to be taught which way to switch it on etc, same problem with the tv remote and my phone|) I read for 20 mins at a time with a rest in between. So I'm now retired although can't get my pension for 2 more years, just hope my appeal is upheld about going back to work, can't see anyone employing me though with my problems and am 60 anyway, just enjoying what I can on the good days

I have a very bad short term memory after two operations on my head,and two bouts of menegitis,and like you i watch films i really enjoy,but within half hour i have forgotten about the film,but i know i really enjoyed it,which makes me very annoyed with myself.However i am managing to hold a job as a cleaner at a local school,and spend hours going for bike rides on my own,which isnt very good because im all on my own again,which isnt healthy or helpful.