Meaning?

[Negeen]

For those of you whose brain injury put them out of comission as far as employment, what do you do now to find fulfillment in your days?

[B_S_A]

By preparing myself to go back, even if it won't ever happen

[Flumptious in reply to B_S_A]

That makes so much sense to me. Yes, you might not get to go back, but you are more likely to if you *try*. However, you might not. But if you give up, now, then no, you won't ever go back.

[B_S_A in reply to Flumptious]

Gotta have a shining light to go towards

[Phat01]

I'm self employed so work is flexible within limits. Before my injury I had got to the stage where I couldn't envisage working as an employee again but at the moment it wouldn't be an option anyway! To answer your question I do my day job with reduced hours, try to exercise which is difficult on hardly any sleep, and paint the house in anticipation of selling. I'm actually finding painting quite therapeutic, yesterday I had the radio on and door open and was in a good place. I also do some gardening, now I know I'm getting old lol.

[lew-ann]

Yep self employed as paperwork easier lol besides. Lots more help to fill in tax return than benefits. I have low earning as some days are not as good as others and I am limited with the memory issues but I also try so stupidly improve this by doing a degree with the ou but that's another story (not going well at the min)

[sange in reply to lew-ann]

WELL DONE FOR TRYING

[clivekeen]

I went back to work 9 months after my aneurysm which left me brain damaged it took them over 2 years to understand my disability even a letter from kings collage hospital London to make them understand it happened at work aswell my aneurysm bleeding everywhere even now 5 years in September they still don't understand the unseen disability don't want to give it up close to it u gave been told I should never had gone back to work