Today, I heard a friend say something that really stood out to me... He was talking about his job and all the changes and beginnings, and in the midst, I asked him what GOD had shown him through all of this, some "basic of life" that stood out to him or kept coming back to [...]
Near this time (6:40-ish) on the evening of June 18th, 2002, the path of my journey made a sharp turn that I didn't see coming! After "my lights had been turned-off" and my body lay in a coma, my severely damaged brain didn't begin its slow crawl toward the long and massively labored "life-class" of [...]
Baylor Health Care System has produced another state-of-the-art video, showing its commitment to helping us brain-injured victims, their spinal cord patients, and others. Enjoy this 8-minute video! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1E3GcMahVI&feature=youtu.be
Greetings Everyone! :) Please mark your calendars and join me for a live, talk-show interview on: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/braininjuryradio/brain-injury-radio-network--the-fantasticfrank-show This Thursday night, June 19th, from 9pmCentral to 10pm Central, Frank Johnson will interview me about my chapter in the upcoming release of CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL: Recovering from Traumatic Brain Injuries: 101 Stories of Hope, Healing, [...]
When you're up against the wall, facing a deep trouble, staring a "giant" in the eyes, what happens? Wherever you are, whatever you're doing....idk, maybe you're with friends, at a cousin's house, doing the laundry, thinking about "what you wanna do when you grow up," just finished mowing the lawn....whatever the situation, choose to face [...]
Just a reminder... Surf the Web and Visit Patti in Canada on May 26th! Whether you're at home, at the lake, on the boat, or even at work, stop by http://ca.100huntley.com/ and hang out with Moira Brown, co-host of 100 Huntley Street, based in Burlington, Ontario, Canada, and Patti Foster on Monday, May 26th as they "marinate" in 30 [...]
Like many of you have said to me time and time again, "Patti, we all have a story to tell!" I completely agree! So, let's take a ride together... Oftentimes, life has a way of kneading values and perspectives into our lives that we might not have learned, had we never been pressed and developed [...]
As this day, or night, unfolds for you and your schedule demands different things, please remember somewhere along the way: small things can make a BIG difference. Communication is much more than mere words; it's the "non-verbals" of life that stick the most...sometimes good, other times not so good. So, I wrap-up with this question: What [...]
Sometimes in life we can see things coming - certain attitudes, responses, circumstances, etc - while at other times, we're caught off-guard and things appear unexpectedly to us...some good and some not so good. Well, recently, one of those "good surprises" zeroed in on my world. Near the beginning of August, a friend emailed me, [...]
On a sticky note, I have these words written: "Persistence is a major part of the game." I wrote this within the first couple of years after the wreck had happened, as I was continuing to fight the long, uphill battle of trying to learn my new rhythm of living. Nothing came easily. In fact, [...]
