I have wanted to write for some time about neuroplasticity and how it has been present in everything that has happened to me for 5 years. How things have changed so dramatically in 2015, the amount of blessings I receive. I know about the movement that my accident caused. The amount of letters friends and family wrote me when I was in a coma and how difficult the first moments were mainly. Knowing that it was my mistake, maybe a fatality, but an action of mine that caused all this not only in my life, but what hurts me the most is seeing the suffering that I generated to those who love and care for me and who have not abandoned me ever. Because it takes quite some time to recover you see? Oh it takes a while... Recovery is a slow process, and it looks to me that they say it is being faster in general. It was the time of the coma for 50 days, not knowing if I would wake up, and what you already know, therapies at home, speech therapy, learning to eat, to sit, wheelchair, walker, walking stick, Sarah Hospital for 1 year, Isokinetic machine, two physiotherapies per day at home, day hospitalization at AACD Hospital in São Paulo, Operation at AACD Hospital, not to mention SAMU, “Hospital Geral do Estado” (HGE) and Hospital Aliança at the very beginning.
But what I really wanted to do was talk about neuroplasticity. How amazing it is and how encouraging it is to see my evolution on a daily basis. I did some research to base my perceptions better but I am impressed as things that I know that for example, I would not remember at all without writing down, today I can remember and even created the habit of writing down absolutely everything, even things that I shouldn't to challenge my brain. However, I am already trying to reduce the amount of notes, writing down only the essentials. Today I am so, so happy when I realize that I remembered without writing down anything anywhere. It's really happening, you know? I will not say that I did not have moments of disbelief, moments that still happen, but I already try to deal with it in a different way. Because I really suffered a very serious accident, I almost wouldn't be here anymore. But I think it made me see further. I learned how amazing the human body is and how we can and should use it to our advantage. I am extremely grateful for neuroplasticity. It may have been 5 years recovering from the accident, some time, but I keep evolving. Daily. This gives me gas, hope and the desire to find out how far I can go and I am more and more surprised every day.
Well, basically neuroplasticity is the brain's ability to adapt to changes. Our nervous system is prepared to change according to our experiences, needs, stimuli and the environment in which we are inserted. It is also neuroplasticity that allows the brain to be malleable to the point of compensating for injuries and trauma suffered by an individual. It is the brain's ability to reorganize neurons and neural circuits, molding itself to structural levels through learning experiences. Neuroplasticity allows neurons to regenerate and create synaptic connections - means of communication between neurons. And I, am and will always be extremely grateful for neuroplasticity!
Sources used: https://www.sbcoaching.com.br/blog/neuroplasticidade/
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