Surviving Traumatic Brain Injury

SPEAK OUT! . . . . . . . . . . . . . Guest Blogger: Ed Steeves

Making a Choice

by

Ed Steeves

presented by

Donna O’Donnell Figurski

I had a month to get ready. Yet mentally, it seemed a short time to prepare, but I would have gone immediately if it were possible. It had been such a long time coming, honestly. I was sitting around being idle for way too long. To be completely honest, this was one of the bravest things I chose to do, so I had to be strong. It was like getting the courage up to jump into the deep end, while uncertain about how cold or how deep the water is.
For the very first time in well over five years, I felt that the choice was completely up to me. I wondered if I should just consider playing it safe – dip a toe in and try to slowly get into the water, all the time staying at the edge of the pool. Or, if I should take the chance – go for the adrenaline rush.

I was tired of chickening out – of playing a fool. For the first time in a very long time (well, to be really truthful, possibly for the first time in my life), I made a choice for me, with only myself to thank or blame. I could have cut the tension with a knife.

So, off on my trip I went, with no end in sight, with no final destination set, but I knew I would figure it all out. I wanted to begin to live my life without all of the restrictions. Did I feel I was ready for that?

Ed Steeves – Brain Injury Survivor and World Traveler

Without any doubt!

I headed off on an amazing adventure – to see who I could become and to travel the world. I followed the path that I dreamed of: the Philippines, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Australia, New Zealand, and more. I was ready to see the future into which I had been hurled. I found myself, did some soul-searching, and tested my limits.

Thank you, Ed Steeves.

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(Photos compliments of Ed Steeves.)

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