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Hello,
My name is Priscilla and I received a brain injury in 1995 as the result of a piece of luggage falling on top of my head from the overhead bin in an airplane. My spine was affected too, but the biggest challenge, by far, has been the effect of my brain injury. |
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I had been through spinal fusion surgery and months of physical therapy when I attempted to
return to my profession as an elementary school teacher in the Fall of 1997, but found I had
some difficulties completing some tasks and responsibilities because of short-term memory and
organizational problems. I had hoped to return to teaching because it’s something I have been
doing for 25 years, but it was too challenging without having the compensatory skills.
My psychologist found the BRAIN BOOK® System on the Internet, did some research and put me in touch with Kathy. We decided that a "jump start" with classes in Medford would be extremely beneficial to help me return to classroom teaching. So I made the decision to ride the train up to Medford from California, where I live, and spend two months at the BRAIN BOOK® System school. I am so excited and delighted about how well I’m doing! This program makes so much sense, I’m surprised everyone isn’t using it. Not only have I acquired many skills and ideas to help myself return to work, a side benefit is that I have learned invaluable information and strategies to assist my students who have “learning differences,” to be more successful in the classroom. I tried to set up my own system before finding Kathy’s system, but just could not make all the pieces work together. I had Post-It notes with messages and information posted all over my dining table, desk, and kitchen counter, but could not find the information I needed when I needed it. Clutter and papers were everywhere! I was extremely frustrated and overwhelmed, as before my accident all my friends and family members referred to me as “Ms. Super Organizer.” After learning and implementing Kathy’s BRAIN BOOK® System, not only am I able to do things, organize, and retrieve necessary information, I also fell like I’m in control of my life again for the first time in almost four years! I can dream, set goals, and implement an action plan, which has increased my self-confidence and self-esteem enormously. I plan to go back to teaching this summer, have a job offer to teach first grade in the Fall, and have even developed a “Classroom BRAIN BOOK®” with my skills trainer, Linda. We have personalized it with dividers and sections I need to keep myself focused and organized daily, as I return to classroom teaching. I cannot say enough about Kathy’s BRAIN BOOK® System! Even though people couldn’t see that anything was “wrong” with me, (my injury is what is called “invisible”), things were very much wrong, and just about everything I needed was in the BRAIN BOOK® System!! I feel so fortunate and blessed to have a curious psychologist who found this resource. I can now REBUILD MY LIFE, and sincerely wish that everyone who needed it could get the BRAIN BOOK® System! |
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