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navy gal navy gal i m just an ordinary navy girl going through life and this is my journal of the journey along the way wednesday march 24 2010 march is brain injury awareness month i was contacted by chelsea travers ctravers caremeridian com to help raise awareness of this growing issue from our troops serving in combat zones this is what chelsea wrote to me regarding tbi caremeridian is a well known subacute and skilled nursing rehabilitation facility located throughout the western united states for patients suffering from traumatic brain injury spinal cord injury or medical complexities such as neuromuscular or congenital anomalies brain injuries are becoming all too commonly associated with modern warfare many veterans return home with brain injuries without knowing they are suffering from them members of the us department of veterans affairs have even coined brain injuries as the signature wound of the war on terror traumatic brain injuries in the military traumatic brain injury tbi is becoming a common wound of modern warfare it has even been coined the signature wound of the war on terror while tbi is becoming more prevalent in wartime activity many service men and women continue to go undiagnosed institutions like the us department of veterans affairs are working to make quick and accurate diagnoses in order to prescribe appropriate and effective treatment http http www publichealth va gov vethealthinitiative traumatic_brain_injury asp tbi is caused by forced trauma to the head either by being shaken or hit the severity of a tbi varies from case to case but symptoms range from mild concussions to a debilitating state the majority of tbi s acquired by military personnel are classified as mild traumatic brain injuries mtbi initial symptoms of mtbi consist of loss of consciousness disorientation loss of memory headache and temporary loss of hearing and vision they are often partnered with anxiety irritability difficulties processing information limited concentration amongst other problems experienced down the road while mtbi is most common amongst the men and women of the armed forces more severe cases of tbi are happening much more frequently and often require the victim to attended specialty rehabilitative nursing centers like caremeridian http http www aboutus org caremeridian com the most common cause of a tbi in the military is due to blasts there are three degrees of blast injuries where a tbi is common primary due to blast itself secondary due to objects being propelled by a blast and tertiary due to a collision with a third party object according to the veterans health initiative active male members of the military from the ages 18 24 are hospitalized with a tbi at a rate of 231 per 100 000 and females 150 per 100 000 based on military force projections this would mean that 4 141 military personnel are hospitalized on average each year with a tbi and these numbers often rise during wartimes the best prevention for veterans to avert the long term effects of a brain injury is to recognize the symptoms of a tbi once the symptoms are identified an individual should take basic precautionary measures in order to begin the healing and recovery process until a more specific diagnosis can be made http http www mirecc va gov docs visn6 tbi brochure vet family pdf service men and women give so much to protect this country and they deserve to come home to a happy and healthy life creating awareness about tbi will help ensure their long term health by helping our veterans their friends and their families recognize the early warning signs of a tbi treatment can be sought as early as possible please help raise awareness for our troops and pass this information along to all and let s get the word out posted by navy gal at 2 47 pm 1 comment tuesday january 19 2010 the power of words ya know what s great about my blog it s mine and i don t have to be politically correct or grammatically correct or even correct at all i can say what i want because it s mine all mine i realized today that i ve missed my blog i have been writing to a young man about to embark on a life changing journey into the military and it occurred to me that my words can change a life wow how profound little old me sitting behind this computer can have such an effect on the world the power of words can be staggering sometimes i have forgotten how much of an outlet my blog was for me all those months in iraq with nothing on my hands but time time to think and reflect and let the power of the moment flow through my fingers in an accurate portrayal of the drama around me i miss just letting my thoughts ramble for a short time to paint a picture of the sliver of the moment i am living i miss the power of my words i m not a poet or even a writer i am just me being me in the presence of my thoughts and emotions i usually don t even edit as i m writing but rather just let it all flow as it comes i ve missed this i ve missed my release i keep things pent up for so long and i ve forgotten that i have this wonderful outlet to let it be free sure i write papers for class but those are structured and boring this writing is as free as a bird with endless possibilities almost like a chose your own adventure book that i used to love as a kid the ending was never the same thing twice isn t that like life even if you went back and did it over you still wouldn t get the same ending twice the power of words posted by navy gal at 11 52 pm no comments wednesday september 30 2009 ahhhh fall is here the sights and smells of autumn love this time of year leaves crunching underfoot and the wisp of wood burning in the air the crip mornings and the sunny afternoons now if only i had that special someone to share this special time with sigh posted by navy gal at 12 22 pm 1 comment wednesday august 26 2009 woohoo after 17 years of bouncing around and 4 different college universities i have finally graduated with my aa degree it was official yesterday yippee i can t begin to describe how proud of my accomplishment i am it is the best feeling knowing that i finally finished something i started watch out no stopping me now i m in my first semester of my ba degree as we speak posted by navy gal at 11 11 am 2 comments friday july 31 2009 new look i ve decided to give my page a new look in with the new out with the old like a breath of fresh air anywho i m just about finished with my associates degree finally i have not had a life the past 6 months and i m tired my brain is fried and it s time to party so we had this freakish hail storm the other day and my little car was carefully tucked in under my covered parking space and i thought shew it s safe wrong of course not i can t get off that easy for some strange reason colorado hates my car i have dumped about 2000 into my car since moving here the end of january i m not sure if i have angered the god s or if it s time to start thinking of getting a new car but boy the thought of having a car payment again is not a welcomed thought ugh i digress ok so i go out after the ping pong sized meteors stopped pummelling my car to assess the damage and it s dark so everything looks hunky dory i breath my sigh of relief and go back to bed morning comes i drive to work and still don t see anything i m thinking could i really have gotten off that easy nope no way not a chance when i come out that afternoon what do my wondering eyes see why it s a zillion dents in the trunk of my car whoohoo i m elated i get to drop yet another large sum of money on my car to get this fixed yay it could have been worse most cars have been totaled by the storm damage so i guess i m lucky moving on i m going to the rocky mountain gator club picnic tomorrow so i m super excited to actually get out and be amongst the living for a couple of hours i so need to start meeting people and get on with living instead of being my normal hermit self cooped up just doing homework posted by navy gal at 12 42 pm no comments thursday july 9 2009 my own hero hey buddy where did your blog go send me an email so i can write you back posted by navy gal at 9 48 am no comments wednesday june 3 2009 life life is finally resembling something of a more normal pattern work eat sleep school repeat i like this routine routine is good it s what keeps me sane i love driving to work and passing the trees and the green grass with the dew glistening off the blades i like looking at the mountains in the distance as the clouds roll gently down their slopes i like my life again i no longer feel that nagging anxiety at what may come next i don t know and that s ok life is an adventure and i m just along for the ride i like riding the light rail and passing the abandoned buildings and wondering what great things used to be made in there i like sitting quietly and enjoying the silence i don t jump at loud noises anymore or think every thud is a mortar life is good posted by navy gal at 10 54 am 4 comments 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