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I Want To Tell You

I am writing this to you You, whose friends and family have written off You, who have you yourself, written off I want to tell you You were not born this way With hair trigger rage With crippling anxiety Or just not feeling normal in any way Written off by society Or a DSM casualty It was that fall down the stairs when you were three Or at age six, falling out of a tree You were not born this way You have a traumatic brain injury

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Hannah Borke

Date: 2/6/2022 7:36:00 AM

psychiatrists are inducing tbi’s in millions of people, and getting paid for doing it.

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 2/8/2022 9:28:00 AM

yup. x

Robert Warlov

Date: 1/6/2022 1:20:00 AM

Sight allows you to see. Blindness allows you to see further. In strolls between fire and ice, nature is a breeze.

Jeff Connelly

Date: 12/17/2021 9:04:00 AM

Maureen, my tragedy is I think too much; so reading this poem BUT thinking, has made me think for the better. Always thanks Maureen.

Quoth Theraven

Date: 12/13/2021 8:28:00 PM

Hello Mo, Profound write in 'I want to tell you' and glad you have. Maybe many perhaps not deemed worth saving, left in a lullaby headed for a fall, down will come baby cradle and all. -Richard

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 12/17/2021 6:02:00 AM

Too many not deemed worth saving. I have guru/brain hero in Dr Daniel Amen, “how do you know if you don’t look”, we’ve gone to the moon and back and are only just beginning to understand our brains. Babies thrown out with the bath ;), Thank you for your lovely visit. When my brain is better I’ll be able to read more here. Take care Richard, xomo!

John Watt

Date: 12/3/2021 4:39:00 PM

My wife had a TBI as a baby when her mom turned away from the grocery cart for a split second and a sister jumped on the cart overturning it and baby landed on her head. Life has been certainly different ever since, with brain signals getting crossed, dietary complications arising, sleep patterns disrupted, and family relationships affected. Only later in life has she been able to connect the dots between them all and her accident. So encouraged to see you tackling this subject. Thank you, Mo

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 12/4/2021 10:03:00 AM

I feel for her, oh my goodness. Knowing makes all the difference. Just diet alone, and how it effects the brain. I had my lights knocked out so bad I spent 23yrs in the dark, only figured it out after the 4th TBI… then I could map my decline. And do something about it <3 xomo!

David Kavanagh

Date: 11/14/2021 1:05:00 PM

Hey super Mo, I know you have a deeper intention with this message, but have you secretly been tapping into my unconscious, all these things and more happened me as a child, I try to overlook them as simply growing up, indeed most people do, but after reading this masterclass, you got me thinking, them knocks on the head some pretty severe, is what moulded my conscious into who I really am, thanks for telling me, I'm deadly serious too, cheers David

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 11/14/2021 9:26:00 PM

We think we make our minds up, but really it’s our brains. I am much happier without the mystery, I must say. Warm hugs across the pond. Thank you David. xomo

James Marshall Goff

Date: 11/7/2021 1:24:00 PM

I know of a place, where all the tenants celebrate holidays among themselves, as their families have abandoned them, someone special to me lives there, unconditional love and support is all that matters, thx for shining light Mo...

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 11/8/2021 5:09:00 AM

Thank you so much, this means a lot to me James. xomo

Susan Lawrence

Date: 11/4/2021 1:47:00 PM

Embracing the truth and the wisdom you show in writing this is a gift to others. Thank you for your important words … I know reading this will help others . Susan

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 11/5/2021 7:35:00 PM

Thank you so much Susan! xomo :),

Michelle Faulkner

Date: 11/2/2021 7:37:00 PM

I'm sure many people out there can benefit from the comfort you give here, the words coming from the pain of experience~

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 11/3/2021 5:17:00 AM

Thank you Michelle x! The prisons, shelters and the streets are full of people with brain injuries, and so many psychiatric diagnosis, as my guru Dr Daniel Amen says, “traumatic brain injuries ruin people’s lives”. I think this is the most important thing I have ever written. Hugs xomo

Rico Leffanta

Date: 11/2/2021 11:38:00 AM

Erratic thinking keeps us on our toes and sparks innovation, so continue looking at defects as an asset . . . .

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 11/14/2021 9:18:00 PM

I love this so much.

Rico Leffanta
Date: 11/3/2021 11:28:00 AM

My children were raised without any religious concepts. When my daughter was 3, a thunderclap woke her up in the middle of the night. She crept into our bedroom and stood next to me for several minutes before gently lifting up one eyelid and whispering into my eye, "Papa, are you in there?" It is a gift to see the world through someone else's eyes!

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 11/2/2021 5:12:00 PM

I hope you know how much I appreciate you brah. I needed this smile. xomo