I also remember devouring books as a kid, reading in the summer reading program in order to earn free tickets to the state fair of Texas for my family and I. There is not much that I enjoy more than holding a good book in your hands and smelling the pages. Reading digitally is OK. It does save weight and trees. However, it just doesn't feel the same.
After I had all of my brain surgeries, I lost my ability to read anything for an extended period of time. It was too much for me to concentrate on mentally. When I went through my depression, I lost all interest in reading. That was until around 2024. I suddenly found the joy that I once had in reading had again returned thankfully.
Now onto the reason why I wrote this blog. The first book which impacted me so greatly is Factfulness-Reasons-World-Things-Better it is an amazingly interesting and inspiring book about how things are better globally than you think. This was always my favorite book for years. Also, Picking Cotton is a very inspiring read.
That is until I was recently given a copy of The Brain's Way of Healing by my uncle Richard (mom's younger brother). Reading this book has literally changed my life. It has given me so much hope and good, useful information to help me with my recovery. There is a lot of stuff in the book which I considered hippie, new age stuff like the mental visualization technique. However, I can personally say that I am no longer skeptical. It really works!
The book which I linked to above, is actually his second book. My next read is going to be his first book The Brain That Changes Itself I am looking forward to it. This neurosurgeon, Dr. Norman Doidge has done a great deal of research and a great service by writing all of this down to help out tbi patients.
That's all for now, Tyler
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