Well since its been forever since Ive done any real status updates for myself, I figured Id come up for air and post a long one too...lol The reason I am mainly playing games or re-posting stuff is I have a lot on my mind and need a way to sort everything out. I get a kick out of the games because it makes me pay attention and focus on my memory. You may think its dingy but I need to find a way to try to improve on some things. Since the beginning of the year Ive been so focused on the resolution I wrote making March TBI Raiders Month. I was thrilled beyond belief when State Rep. Virgin said she would sponsor the bill. I asked her to sponsor it because she made quite an impression on me when I went to the capitol for the Oklahoma Intercollegiate Legislature last April. I was so happy when the Oklahoma House of Representatives adopte it earlier this month. I also had written some legislation for the state but its got some channels to go through. And yes Im in on the whole thing as to knowing whats going on with it. :D The only thing I will say is it is based off something California and New York passed plus something Minnesota or Michigan tried doing. Before you even asked, I have literally read everything I have in print AND online in terms of legislation that has been passed since 2009 to help TBI survivors in other states. My sleeping has improved with the CPAP. I still have occasional nights where I wake up and it feels like I cant breathe, even though I feel air coming out of the machine, I cant breathe anything in or out. I blame it all on the dreams that I sometimes have. Its only happened on three different nights since Saturday night when I started using the machine. Now I am busy trying to get information out about the two presentations Ive created to start giving on Raid Oklahoma and the TBI Raiders Plan. Raid Oklahoma is the campaign Ive created for TBI survivors in the state to help get out their issues and concerns in this election and out to the elected officials running for re-election and the candidates running for an office seat. The TBI Raiders Plan is a presentation about how I created the organization and how I set everything up. Essentially its the long version of the Logistics Model that I learned about in Health Behavior Theory that I took when I was still a Health Education Promotion major at OSU. Ive sent this out to some already talking about presentations/trainings I could give on the two and yes I will be asking to get paid this time around. The reason I havent been worried about getting paid the last fourteen years is Ive been more worried about learning how to do everything and get all set up and the process I would need to take to do everything I wanted to. Okay so this all what Ive been up to. And when Ive had some rough days, Ive had my friends on the OSU Womens Basketball team whove been an awesome support network/outstanding friends and have become like little sisters to me. I miss the conversation I had with Coach Serna when she was alive. Whenever she would see me she was always asking how I was doing and how things were coming along with me. She would always ask about TBI Raiders and would provide tips along with encouragement for me to keep doing what Ive been doing. So Micaela Danker if you or any of the other WHS graduates who are attending OSU need some volunteer work or internship hours (lol, itd be unpaid), you can go to the Service Learning Volunteer Center ans speak with Joyce Montgomery. Because TBI Raiders is one of the organization listed in that office that you can volunteer with.
Posted on: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 15:01:45 +0000
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