Week Seventeen
Concentration
The capacity to deliberately maintain one’s attention for a extended amount of time, excluding distractions.
I visited my sister during the holiday to thank her for the generous amount of time she spent near me in the hospital.
I had an EMG done which indicated that two of my main three nerves in my right arm are “slow” as the doctor described them. I got a new brace for my wrist today. I think it’s suppose to make my wrist stronger. I’m not sure.
Everything becomes more difficult with a brain injury and everything takes more concentration. From thinking, walking, and talking, to washing, eating, and dressing. My concentration fades through out the day. In the afternoon my thinking slows, Im easily distracted which lead to irritation and anger.
I struggle every day. I need to be quiet, calm, and relaxed to concentrate. I often I often forget my thoughts when concentrating on a task. One day I attempted to slice cheese for a sandwhich, having little coordination and strength, I made irregular cuts.
I concentrated so strongly on slicing the cheese, I forgot what I was going to do with it. Slowly my memory and understanding came back to me that I wanted to make a sandwhich.