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Video Diary for Progress

Tracyon October 25, 2019

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Everyone has told me how far I have come from the day that I had a Brain Haemorrhage. It’s so hard to remember what I was like on that fateful day. I think my brain has protected me from remembering the first weeks after brain surgery and the pain which is a good thing. But ever since, I have no idea how I looked to other people, I just remember being a different person to who I had always been.

Since my friends and family keep saying this to me, I have decided to do some searching on how I can remember what I have done in the 18 months since I had the haemorrhage. My memory isn’t that good J and I remember by seeing or smelling. So I have started a video diary that is easy – an app that records a second per day of my life and mashes it all into a film for me.

Each day has a section that I can record in writing what I have been up to, how I felt and what I was doing. The visual reminder is a perfect way for me to keep a record of what the day was like and who I was with. The hard part is deciding which memory to video or photograph J

The program is called 1 second everyday and is very easy to use. I found it via a TED talk by the founder, Cesar Kuriyama.

I would like to do a longer video diary – maybe me speaking into the camera but I will have to have a look around to what is available.

If you have any suggestions, I would love hearing about them. And how you document how your journey is going.

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Nina Wilde

27/10/2019 02:14

Hi Tracy,

I loved finding out how you have recorded your video diary!

And your memory prompted by seeing or smelling - we all have such different ways of recalling our own lives. And sorry I don't know any other apps which make this sort of record.

I know for myself the tactile use of paper and writing was all that was available for me back in 1993.

Writing and my memory - I was very focused on laying down my memories and keeping track of days. An enormous effort at the time.

Since finding EnableMe I have made many blogs which reflect what is going on for me. I've made video's also and posted them on genyus network - Trauma survivor Empowerment team. Genyus is a public Facebook Group so I certainly considered all aspects of the reach I was having.

I found record keeping for myself very important as I was keeper of my own story - regardless of how other people viewed me.

Sue :-)

Tracy

01/11/2019 00:44

Thanks Sue for your comments.

Maybe I need to write more with pen and paper too - my writing is atrocious now which is why I have stopped writing so much. Also, I used to be a painter and I have only painted a few times since - I want to paint like I used to :)

Everything is so much easier on the computer - with the delete button for my mistakes!!! Not that I was that fast and good before :)

And yes, we are the keepers of our own story and because every stroke is different, our own story is very important.

Thanks Sue :)

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Video Diary for Progress

Tracyon October 25, 2019

2 Comments

The program is called 1 second everyday and is very easy to use. I found it via a TED talk by the founder, Cesar Kuriyama.

2 Responses

Nina Wilde

27/10/2019 02:14

Hi Tracy,

I loved finding out how you have recorded your video diary!

And your memory prompted by seeing or smelling - we all have such different ways of recalling our own lives. And sorry I don't know any other apps which make this sort of record.

I know for myself the tactile use of paper and writing was all that was available for me back in 1993.

Writing and my memory - I was very focused on laying down my memories and keeping track of days. An enormous effort at the time.

I found record keeping for myself very important as I was keeper of my own story - regardless of how other people viewed me.

Sue :-)

Tracy

01/11/2019 00:44

Thanks Sue for your comments.

Everything is so much easier on the computer - with the delete button for my mistakes!!! Not that I was that fast and good before :)

And yes, we are the keepers of our own story and because every stroke is different, our own story is very important.

Thanks Sue :)

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