Signs of progress to praise

• has greater control when frustrated;
• exhibits more empathy;
• showing more reasoning power;
• has better day to day memory;
• initiating conversation with content greater than social niceties;
• initiating participation with others in household chores;
• also initiating some household chores independently, and
• an instance of independently returning to computer work after a break.

And I'm just starting to read a series of essays by Floyd Skloot, who suffered marked brain damage from a bout of viral encephalitis. He describes his struggles so simply and profoundly, I'll be reading In the Shadow of Memory to our children.

Cool videos on brain function

"Neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor had an opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: One morning, she realized she was having a massive stroke. As it happened -- as she felt her brain functions slip away one by one, speech, movement, understanding -- she studied and remembered every moment. This is a powerful story about how our brains define us and connect us to the world and to one another. "

And here's a test for you: follow instructions and try again for a big surprise.

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