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    Depression, no hard and fast rule apply
    Veronique Theberge
    • May 2, 2020
    • 5 min

    Depression, no hard and fast rule apply

    By trying to be too many things at once, I feel like I end up falling short on so many levels.
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    Acknowledging Wins Post Brain Injury
    Veronique Theberge
    • Apr 16, 2020
    • 2 min

    Acknowledging Wins Post Brain Injury

    Because we always need to acknowledging the wins that occur along the way...big or small!
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    Ambiguous Loss
    Veronique Theberge
    • Apr 5, 2020
    • 7 min

    Ambiguous Loss

    When "ambiguous loss" helps define that grieving feeling experienced following encephalitis and brain injury.
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    Isolation
    Veronique Theberge
    • Mar 21, 2020
    • 3 min

    Isolation

    As the world moves into self-isolation, let's reflect on what isolation means and the consequences of isolation.
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    My support system post encephalitis
    Veronique Theberge
    • Mar 12, 2020
    • 6 min

    My support system post encephalitis

    Encephalitis and brain injury recovery is a massive team effort. It's composed of a myriad of people. I'm thankful to be well surrounded!
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    Life is an adventure
    Veronique Theberge
    • Feb 19, 2020
    • 6 min

    Life is an adventure

    Find out more about the highlights of my latest event and how I came to the conclusion that life is also very much like an adventure race.
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    Brain Injury and Speech
    Veronique Theberge
    • Feb 7, 2020
    • 5 min

    Brain Injury and Speech

    Brain injury can leave many residual effects such as speech impairment. How would you cope if you were faced with this added challenge?
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    Being realistic doesn't mean giving up hope
    Veronique Theberge
    • Jan 25, 2020
    • 2 min

    Being realistic doesn't mean giving up hope

    Does being realistic means giving up hope? Here's my thinking on the matter and a bit of a description of how I came to it.
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    Here's to Valuable Friendships
    Veronique Theberge
    • Jan 14, 2020
    • 4 min

    Here's to Valuable Friendships

    Sickness makes you worry about lots of stuff that would ordinarily not cross your mind. Family and friendship sure take a mean meaning.
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    When you think you are all prepared
    Veronique Theberge
    • Jan 14, 2020
    • 2 min

    When you think you are all prepared

    Things you have no control over...apart from my weird wonderful brain and learning to just go with the flow and accepting that plans change.
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    The hidden side of social media
    Veronique Theberge
    • Jan 10, 2020
    • 3 min

    The hidden side of social media

    The hidden side of what get displayed on social media...
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    Vanishing self-confidence post encephalitis
    Veronique Theberge
    • Nov 26, 2019
    • 4 min

    Vanishing self-confidence post encephalitis

    Encephalitis shattered many things in a million little pieces. How do you rise again? What helped you build your confidence back up?
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    Where to next?
    Veronique Theberge
    • Nov 6, 2019
    • 3 min

    Where to next?

    Lots of things change following a brain event. "Where to next" is a question that keeps popping into mind. How do you handle this question?
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    Fatigue: Life on an empty tank
    Veronique Theberge
    • Oct 29, 2019
    • 7 min

    Fatigue: Life on an empty tank

    Fatigue is one of the most dreadful side effect that I've experience post encephalitis and its resulting brain injury. What is fatigue?
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    Brain injury, the hidden struggles
    Veronique Theberge
    • Oct 2, 2019
    • 4 min

    Brain injury, the hidden struggles

    Dealing with encephalitis and brain injury is not as easy as it may look from the outside looking in. So why is it perceived that way?
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    Anger, the dark side of a brain injury
    Veronique Theberge
    • Sep 26, 2019
    • 5 min

    Anger, the dark side of a brain injury

    Anger is often classified as a common emotional response that can be directly/indirectly related to a brain injury. My personal account.
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    Spirited Women Adventure Race
    Veronique Theberge
    • Sep 16, 2019
    • 4 min

    Spirited Women Adventure Race

    Setting goals and objectives post encephalitis: my participation to the Spirited Women Adventure Race 18 months post "e" and brain injury.
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    Exercise and Brain Injury Recovery
    Veronique Theberge
    • Sep 13, 2019
    • 4 min

    Exercise and Brain Injury Recovery

    How do you introduce exercise back into your routine following a brain event? A blog looking at how I've tried to overcome this challenge.
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    Brain: "Manage your return to work carefully"
    Veronique Theberge
    • Sep 9, 2019
    • 5 min

    Brain: "Manage your return to work carefully"

    Return to work is an important step following a brain injury. In this article I address a few challenges and some tips you may benefit from.
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    How best to deal with the fun side of the fence
    Veronique Theberge
    • Sep 5, 2019
    • 4 min

    How best to deal with the fun side of the fence

    Follow up from a previous blog: Sitting on the fence of a brain injury. It addresses how best to prepare yourself if you chose the fun side.
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