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My TBI

August 15, 2018 Mickey Buchanan
My TBI

Back on November 8th, 1987- I was in a major car accident causing my brain to be damaged, leaving me with a big bump on my skull- this is known as TBI- Traumatic Brain Injury, causing me to have Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), as well as Social Anxiety. Leaving me at age 10. And at age 10, I do feel that I should go to school, and get educated, I also feel as if I can can be with the boy scouts, meet friends, (because basically- all I know how to be is a 10 year old)… I only have a 4th grade education, my friends are all about age 10, and I need a Family. To have a little boy, or a friend whom I can take care of, I will feed him, I will give him a nice place to stay, go places with him, take him to school, Everything- (I know I can do it)… But with my anxiety level the way it is- I do not see that happening. I was also told that the Boy Scouts won’t let you in if you have TBI, and PTSD. So you can say that, “MY LIFE SUCKS!” When you are so fortunate to have 8 friends, (First time you get friends) playing games and a few of them watch cartoons or movies with you- then someone who fails to know anything about you calls you names, and you lose all of those little friends that you have tried so very hard to get. And then being forced to leave.. Five Years later, you meet a little 10 year old friend, First Friend you had in 5 years… (FIVE YEARS)… – The police come over to you and question you why you are hanging with a child… (To me that was very Rude.) I have given his parents one of my cards.. But the question is: Are they going to read THIS web page? Also with my anxiety level the way is it: Being too scared to go up to them, and say, “HI”- after knowing the cops came over….. You try to live my life, and then you can tell me how much it Sucks! Believe me- You Do Not want to live this way.

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