by Rikke la Cour | Jan 18, 2024 | English
When I suffered a concussion, my children were 7 and 9 years old. They were used to a mom who was always on the go, a mom who played soccer and tennis with them in the backyard, played games, cooked, accompanied them to school, read books, and so on. And then –...
by Rikke la Cour | Dec 20, 2023 | English
Too many days passed from when I hit my head to when I took the signals seriously. I went to work for five days after the fall. With a steadily increasing headache, a slight nausea/flu-like condition, a feeling of having “brain fog”, and, most oddly, my vision...
by Rikke la Cour | Dec 20, 2023 | English
I still remember the first day I went to see my neuropsychologist. My husband drove, and I sat in the car with sunglasses and a cap, trying to shut everything out. I had become light-sensitive and needed to block out all the movements from the surroundings because I...
by Rikke la Cour | Dec 20, 2023 | English
I remember the advice from my friend, who knew someone else who had gone through a lengthy concussion recovery process. “Tell Rikke that she will get well. She has to keep believing in it. She will recover.” That was the message. At that time, it was...
