Omitting the part about the rabbit hole, Lewis Carroll could've been talking about me! Coming to terms with my brain injury was like stepping through Alice's looking glass into a world where everything around me seemed to grow 'curiouser and curiouser.'

I can't remember anything about my childhood. In fact, I can't remember much about my past, what I did last week or even yesterday. I can't even remember how I came to learn about some things or why I seem to have a knowledge of things I shouldn't.

My name is Lynsey and I am 21 years old. I was 14 when I suffered my brain injury. I look like any other normal 21 year old but since my injury I have been left with severe memory problems, concentration deficits, balance and co-ordination problems. I am extremely clumsy and I find simple things like tying shoe laces and brushing my hair difficult. Emotionally, I guess I'm still very immature and my mood swings are horrendous. The list of problems after my bi goes on and on but at least I have made a reasonable recovery. I am now in a brain injury rehabilitation centre and I am working towards part time employment.

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