Recommendations

We have learned a lot over this journey and would like to share things that have helped with our healing.  To help with Rob's healing and enjoy family time together, we would:

• ​Play games like the ones below:
  • Pictureka
  • Spot It!
  • Memory Activity Book Puzzles | Another Memory Activity Book of Puzzles
  • Think Fun Shapes
• Complete puzzles like the ones below:
  • 3D Wooden Brain Teaser Puzzle
  • Ravensburger puzzles like:
    • Police Patro 
• Complete Lego sets or Model Cars like the ones below:
  • Star Wars Millennium Falcon
• Use the following items to improve Rob's balance, strength, memory, and planning:
  • Grip Strength Trainer
  • Balance Mat
  • Weekly Planner

Recommended Reading
“Once you have read a book you care about, some part of it is always with you.” - Louis L’Amour

We enjoy reading together. We learn a great deal, and it is great practice for Rob's visual field cuts. The following websites have helped us along this journey.

• Research on GSW TBI from the American Association of Neurological Surgeons
• Shepherd Center's Brain Injury 101 Website
• Shepherd Center's Brain Injury Caregiver Guide
• Brain Injury Association of America Website
• Brain Injury Association of Georgia Website
• Apex Brain Center Website
• Some of our favorite books are:
  • And Then Came the Angels by Beth Gayle
  • Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...And Maybe the World by Admiral William McRaven
  • The Hero Code: Lessons Learned from Lives Well Lived by Admiral William McRaven
  • The Wisdom of the Bullfrog: Leadership Made Simple (But Not Easy) by Admiral William McRaven
  • ​Draw the Circle: The 40 Day Prayer Challenge by Mark Batterson
  • Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World by Bob Goff
  • Everybody, Always: Becoming Love in a World Full of Setbacks and Difficult People by Bob Goff