Dear TBI Fund Committee,

I thank you and Amy for your support on my journey of healing. I wouldn’t be as far along as I am if I hadn’t meet Amy (for BIADE support groups) and gotten your support.

Dr. Vincent is passionate about helping people with Vison Therapy. I feel blessed to have had these past months to work with her. She recommended a book titled: The Ghost in my Brain. How A Concussion Stole My Life Ans How the New Science of Brain Plasticity Helped Me Get it Back by Clark Elliott, PhD. Clark writes about his personal journey. It is available in audio too. This book has given me a lot of hope.

My symptoms have lessened with vertigo feelings, light and sound sensitivity, and listening to people talk.

I have joined volunteer groups, and a new church to do thing with other people.

I have been involved in a few church activities, and have volunteered for DHA of Rehoboth, and helped collect food donations.

These are things I couldn’t do 6 months ago.

I have improved with my activities of daily living too. I am doing better in the kitchen and with cleaning.

Challenges: Something happened, and I can’t read as well as before I started vision therapy. Dr. Vincent and I are working at figuring out why. That has been frustrating. I have been avoiding reading. She just told me; I may need new glasses again, with a stronger reading prescription.

I still have to limit screen time and have issues with flashing lights. I can’t listen to repetitive sounds. I still can’t listen to a normal amount of talking, or rambling, or fast talking for very long.

I have come a long way in the past month while doing Vision Therapy. I plan to keep doing the eye exercises. I sent Dee Rivard my progress report showing diagrams of how my eyes moved when I started and now. I went from a total score of 11% to 45%. Dr. Vincent said I was the most symptomatic patient she has had and is happy with my progress. I am too.

With much Gratitude,
Asha