Monday 06:56
Some may have noticed that I am quite sporadic these days with a morning timed message. They will continue on days I have something to report or say.
Health-wise, I stay the same with on-off focus periods with my brain where I am sharp or need a nap to reset. Naps / Sleep remains only a few hours at a time. #Concussion #PCS
Today starts a new work week with the #FoodBank, which shall be interesting:
Monday: Split shifts of Office and Home.
Tuesday: Work from Home. #WFH
Wednesday: Split shifts of Office and Home.
Thursday: Arianna has a medical procedure for which she is being sedated. I am taking PTO to be her driver and carer.
Friday: PTO
BTW - Saturday: Podcrawl - details here: https://tuxjam.otherside.network/podcrawl/
Over the weekend I completed a designated batch of typing up #Bible extracts from an international local people group. Sent in my completed work to my #MissionAssist supervisor, and received a new batch this morning.
I shall have my first #Coffee of the day at work.
Take care of yourself, and your neighbours.
Peter //O\\
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Monday 05:33
Sitting in my computer room eating Banana flavoured Weetabix with 2% Milk. #Weetabix
Listening to my good friend and brother Dan @danielmrose preaching on the last part of Jesus's prayer in John 17: https://writing.exchange/@danielmrose/114293922651069905
Quick update on myself medically.
History: On 19th February 2021 I received a concussion, and developed Post Concussion Syndrome.
Most of the symptoms faded over the years, but this year they came back strongly.
These days my mind is so focussed, but only for 4-6 hours. After that time I totally fade and need to nap to "reset my brain". Once napped I am good to go again.
I informed my Primary Care and she:
a) Referred me back to Baptist Health Neurology. That appointment is on 18 June 2025.
b) Wrote a note for my Director and HR Director at God's Pantry Food Bank:
"To Whom It May Concern: Please allow Peter Paterson (04/30/1967) to work from home as needed as he is recovering from post-concussion syndrome and requires frequent rest. If there are any further questions please contact our office."
My Directors have worked with me, and allowing me to work split days and work from home days.
#Concussion #PostConcussionSyndrome
Today I shall be going into work for at least 4 hours, catch up on Friday's paperwork, come on home, nap, eat lunch, and work for the rest of my 8 hours remotely. #FoodBank
Take care of yourself my friends and for ALL around you.
Peter //O\\
A study of about 8,500 persons who were hospitalized for concussion before age 17, compared to a reference group that were hospitalized for other injuries, found that the group with concussions collectively had lower educational attainment and were 15% less likely to attend college.
Summary: https://futurism.com/neoscope/concussion-kids-less-likely-college
Original paper: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10654-025-01218-9#appendices
Brain injury breakthrough: New Zealand scientists discover telltale marker after concussion https://www.byteseu.com/865576/ #after #Brain #breakthrough #clearer #concussion #discover #discovered #doctors #down #giving #have #Injury #left #marker #new #NewZealand #players #potentially #researchers #scientists #stand #steer #telltale #when #zealand
Useless Facts, Badly Drawn #269: A Blow to the Head.
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#concussion #medical #health #lifeprotip #justaprankbro #bonk #webcomic #comics #uselessfacts #uselessfactsbadlydrawn
Rule change reduced concussion risk for soccer kids
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-03-concussion-soccer-kids.html
@wcbdata @mcmansionhell I really appreciated this article, thank you. In my line of work, I've assessed many people with concussions, all of which are different (the people, their injuries, their circumstances). Kate's reflections gave me new insight into the myriad chasms facing an injured brain, and how contingent they are on societal factors. (This felt particularly apt: "It’s entirely fair, I think, to call an illness like post-concussion syndrome as much a sociogenic as a cognitive-neurological one.")
I also appreciated her link to Tove Danovich's essay in the Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2023/10/concussion-brain-injury-treatment-recovery/675554/ with its practical recommendations for early rehab (especially vestibular rehab).
Wednesday 07:14
The date is 19th of February and is significant for at least 2 reasons:
1) It is the birthday of my San Francisco based pen-pal Susan Carli. We have known each other since I was 15, yet we have yet to meet. I did text her after my midnight.
#PenPal #Birthday
2) 4 years ago today I received a concussion, which led to post concussion syndrome. I still have some of the symptoms, but thankfully not the headaches.
At the time Arianna, my work bosses, and many of my good friends were highly concerned for me as I had to use a lot of medical family leave to get stable.
God has been really good in His healing and guiding.
#Concussion #PostConcussionSyndrome
Current temperature in Lexington, Kentucky is -10°C, feels like -18°C, and snow is continuing to fall.
The #FoodBank is under a slight delay opening, and I shall be leaving for work in about an hour, after my #Coffee and breakfast.
Ruthven the Rav4 will need cleaned of snow with my super-scraper.
#Baltic #Snow #
God's Pantry Food Bank remains in Disaster Relief Mode with all the flooding in Kentucky.
Feeding America and fellow Food Banks have been excellent in stepping up to assist us and our neighbours.
Today is the bid deadline for the 6 truckloads of food that I sent out last week to 10 vendors. I am sure the results are going to be interesting. We normally go with the lowest bid, but there are other factors to consider.
No Church growth group tonight, as the family that hosts us is away this week.
Keep safe and well my friends.
I pray God keeps you safe.
Peter //O\
Useless Facts, Badly Drawn #269: A Blow to the Head.
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#concussion #medical #health #lifeprotip #justaprankbro #bonk #webcomic #comics #uselessfacts #uselessfactsbadlydrawn
@ai6yr An excellent resource! The Brain Injury Alliance of America (www.biausa.com) is another great resource for the public.
And a shameless plug for #Colorado: the Brain Injury Alliance of Colorado has a website with fantastic educational resources for kids, adults, and service providers, including symptoms, recovery/management, school re-entry, etc. (https://biacolorado.org).
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Traumatic Brain Injury Resources for Service Members, Families, and Caregivers
TBICoE offers a variety of educational information and resources to help service members and veterans, patients, and their families learn about mild, moderate, and severe or penetrating TBI. The topics covered include signs and symptoms, coping and recovery, and prevention. Service members, veterans, their families and caregivers can learn more about the common challenges experienced after sustaining a traumatic brain injury through these resources,
3 months since @nullagent was attacked and we still haven't made progress on the case. Would love your continued support in getting legal representation!
https://chuffed.org/project/114004-support-a-protester-assaulted-while-defending-housing-rights
Black parents have historically been divided from our children by #enslavement, the modern #carceral system, + #capitalist work demands. I'm committed to being present with my #baby while maintaining my #activism and #radical tech projects. That means #crowdfunding support!
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I also survived a #racist attack on 9/15/24, I'm recovering from a #concussion + #depression, + raising a #legalfund to fight back.
https://chuffed.org/project/114004-support-a-protester-assaulted-while-defending-housing-rights
Years ago, I knew a professional wrestler who used to come over to my place to hang out and watch movies. He did a lot of hardcore matches in the ring: fluorescent light smashing, wrestling in thumbtacks or barbed wire, and all sorts of other bouts which resulted in a lot of blood.
I love wrestling, but not that kind. This guy was all sorts of fucked up. I'm pretty sure he was a masochist and this is how he fed that need. He couldn't raise one of his arms over his head because of all the damage done to his shoulder. He also had some significant brain damage from multiple concussions. He told me this manifested in amnesia.
As an example, he woke up in bed with a woman one morning. He looked all around and saw a bedroom with evidence of them both living there. "I guess she must be my girlfriend," he figured. He had no memory of her at all, but just went with it.
He used to visit me about once a week. Then he stopped without warning. I suspect he forgot he knew me.
#Wrestling #CTE #BrainInjury #concussion #amnesia #wrassling
A Wolf in Cheap ClothingI tripped and fell over a space heater yesterday. I gave myself another #concussion and banged up my left hand and right knee, soft tissue bruising both. So I'll be bedridden for the next few days. So I'll be missing on posting till my head isn't so horrible.
#Bullies gave a #trans #boy a #concussion. His #school did nothing.
A 16-year-old #transgender #boy in #Bellingham, #Washington was #beaten by a group of fellow #students who were shouting #transphobic #slurs. There's even #video of the #horrific #attack.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Washington #Bellingham #Education #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Transphobia #HateSpeech #Hatecrimes
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/11/bullies-gave-a-trans-boy-a-concussion-his-school-did-nothing/
It's been 14 days since my concussion. I got the stitches out. I can read a book and look at a screen again. The memory loss and haziness are gone. I feel normal most of the time.
However, weird things continue to happen. I felt a little tired at 2:30 this afternoon, so I lay down -- and woke up 8 hours later. Sometimes I get a blinding headache. My head spins in a moving vehicle.
I do not recommend head trauma. Not even mild head trauma -- which means you don't have seizures or vomit uncontrollably, not that your other symptoms are mild. So my advice is remember to duck, wear a helmet, go slow on your bike.
#Woman, 81, #speaksout after #random person #punches her in the face: 'I feel lucky'
Although Gloria doesn't remember much of the #incident due to a #concussion from the attack, she describes it as #scary.
https://www.fox5ny.com/news/woman-speaks-after-randomly-punched-face
[Video] 81-Year-Old #Woman in #NewYorkCity #SuckerPunched While #Walking Her #Dog.
She says she was #punched so hard she doesn't remember anything. She suffered a #concussion and has #bruises all over her face. Levi-Freeman joins a long list of #women who have been #attacked at #random on the #streets of #NewYork City.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #NewYork #NewYorkCity #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Misogyny