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Who Should Wear a Medical Alert Bracelet?
This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclaimer for more information. A medical alert bracelet is the easiest way to communicate critical information about your health to first…

Mood Poisoning
Did you know an injured brain can affect mood, as well as, overall health? “I have mood poisoning. It must have been something I hate.” Not necessarily. As a consequence…

Alopecia From Radiation
We wish we had known about alopecia in the beginning. Alopecia, or hair loss, from radiation is common. Angiography procedures use x-rays and this radiation can cause hair loss, especially…
wish we had known
Sensory Overstimulation Neurofatigue Hair Loss
Kirsten and Nicola
Hi – we’re glad you’re here and thanks for stopping by BrainReigns! We are Nicola and Kirsten – two girls who have known each other as acquaintances since sixth grade,…

Kintsugi
From Wikipedia, Japanese art of repairing broken potterywith lacquer dusted or mixed with powdered gold, silver, or platinum, a method similar to the maki-e technique.[2][3][4] As a philosophy, it treats breakage and repair as part of the history of an object, rather…

Survivor & Thriver – Kirsten
I was told by a private EMT and a separate urgent care clinic that I had the flu, when I actually had a slow leaking subarachnoid hemorrhage or ruptured brain…

Compassion Fatigue
Who cares for the caregiver when they experience burnout, or compassion fatigue? As a survivor speaking to you, the caregiver, I want you to know these truths. You are not…

A note from my Dad
Most of life is dealing with mundane issues… learn, earn, buy, etc. When you’re told your “healthy” daughter is in ICU with a burst brain aneurysm you realize how fragile…

Who Should Wear a Medical Alert Bracelet?
This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclaimer for more information. A medical alert bracelet is the easiest way to communicate critical information about your health to first…

Mood Poisoning
Did you know an injured brain can affect mood, as well as, overall health? “I have mood poisoning. It must have been something I hate.” Not necessarily. As a consequence…

Alopecia From Radiation
We wish we had known about alopecia in the beginning. Alopecia, or hair loss, from radiation is common. Angiography procedures use x-rays and this radiation can cause hair loss, especially…
wish we had known
Sensory Overstimulation Neurofatigue Hair Loss
Kirsten and Nicola
Hi – we’re glad you’re here and thanks for stopping by BrainReigns! We are Nicola and Kirsten – two girls who have known each other as acquaintances since sixth grade,…

Kintsugi
From Wikipedia, Japanese art of repairing broken potterywith lacquer dusted or mixed with powdered gold, silver, or platinum, a method similar to the maki-e technique.[2][3][4] As a philosophy, it treats breakage and repair as part of the history of an object, rather…

Survivor & Thriver – Kirsten
I was told by a private EMT and a separate urgent care clinic that I had the flu, when I actually had a slow leaking subarachnoid hemorrhage or ruptured brain…

Compassion Fatigue
Who cares for the caregiver when they experience burnout, or compassion fatigue? As a survivor speaking to you, the caregiver, I want you to know these truths. You are not…

A note from my Dad
Most of life is dealing with mundane issues… learn, earn, buy, etc. When you’re told your “healthy” daughter is in ICU with a burst brain aneurysm you realize how fragile…

Who Should Wear a Medical Alert Bracelet?
This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclaimer for more information. A medical alert bracelet is the easiest way to communicate critical information about your health to first…

Mood Poisoning
Did you know an injured brain can affect mood, as well as, overall health? “I have mood poisoning. It must have been something I hate.” Not necessarily. As a consequence…

Alopecia From Radiation
We wish we had known about alopecia in the beginning. Alopecia, or hair loss, from radiation is common. Angiography procedures use x-rays and this radiation can cause hair loss, especially…
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