1/ Jon Lambert was a PhD student at @Cornell. One morning, he slipped on a patch of ice and slammed his head into the pavement. He lay on the concrete and cried out. dallasnews.com/life/life/2018…
2/ “I think this scream came from a part of me that realized something I’d only considered abstractly before,” writes @evolambert.
“These bodies and brains of ours — and the lives they enact — are fragile, and can be broken in an instant.” dallasnews.com/life/life/2018…
“These bodies and brains of ours — and the lives they enact — are fragile, and can be broken in an instant.” dallasnews.com/life/life/2018…
3/ Elbow. Apple. Carpet. Saddle. Bubble.
The doctor told Jon to repeat those five words back to him; he could only remember three. They became his inner mantra for the next few years, one he would recite out of an obsessive compulsion to make sure he was OK.
The doctor told Jon to repeat those five words back to him; he could only remember three. They became his inner mantra for the next few years, one he would recite out of an obsessive compulsion to make sure he was OK.
4/ Jon was diagnosed with a mild concussion. His symptoms grew worse, and his injury robbed him of his identity. It took him four years to recover. dallasnews.com/life/life/2018…
5/5 An estimated 5.3 million Americans deal with disability related to traumatic brain injury. But most of them, like Jon, don’t have scars. Here is his story. dallasnews.com/life/life/2018…
