Lynne Melcombe

No Such Thing: A Memoir of "mild" TBI and my 20-yr Recovery Had a concussion that won’t heal? Tired of being disbelieved? You’re not alone and you're not crazy. This book can help.

A quick reminder: there's no such thing as a "mild" #traumaticbraininjury. #mTBI #concussion Please visit my #Kickstarter campaign page to learn more and consider supporting my book's publication. #booksky www.kickstarter.com/projects/lyn...

Understanding Racism: Essays from Personal Experience Gloria Blizzard's collection of lyric essays on the realities of race and racism in our culture.

This week's book review: Black Cake, Turtle Soup, and other dilemmas, a book of lyric essays by Gloria Blizzard. For Black History Month. #booksky

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No Such Thing: A Memoir of "mild" TBI and my 20-yr Recovery Had a concussion that won’t heal? Tired of being disbelieved? You’re not alone and you're not crazy. This book can help.

My Kickstarter campaign is live. Will you help me fund production of No Such Thing: A Memoir of "mild" Traumatic Brain Injury and my Twenty-Year (so far) Recovery. Please visit my campaign page to read all about it and why I'm asking for help to publish it.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lyn...

Coming soon: No Such Thing: A Memoir of "mild" TBI and my 20-yr Recovery Had a concussion that won’t heal? Tired of being disbelieved? You’re not alone and you're not crazy. This book can help.

My Kickstarter campaign launches tomorrow! www.kickstarter.com/projects/lyn...

If you'd like to attend my webinar on narrative arc in memoir but can't make it on Feb 18, or would like a longer version, I'm giving a similar webinar through the Federation of BC Writers on Feb 22 from 2-3:30 PM. Sign up here:

www.bcwriters.ca/event-6551384

Hi all,

I will be hosting a webinar called Crafting Narrative Arc in Memoir through Editors BC on Wednesday February 18 from 7-8 PM. To find out more and register, please visit the West Coast Editor blog at editorsbc.ca

Hope to see you there!

Coming soon: No Such Thing: A Memoir of "mild" TBI and my 20-yr Recovery Had a concussion that won’t heal? Tired of being disbelieved? You’re not alone and you're not crazy. This book can help.

I'm raising $9000 on Kickstarter to publish my book, No Such Thing: A True Story of “mild” #TraumaticBrainInjury and My 20-Year Recovery. Please visit my prelaunch page (www.kickstarter.com/projects/lyn...), click Remind Me, and come back on Feb 16 to make your pledge. #booksky No sum is too small.

Coming soon: No Such Thing: A Memoir of "mild" TBI and my 20-yr Recovery Had a concussion that won’t heal? Tired of being disbelieved? You’re not alone and you're not crazy. This book can help.

No one is more than a moment away from a life-changing “mild” #TBI. I’ve written a memoir called No Such Thing: A True Story of “mild” TBI, but I need help raising funds for production costs. Visit my prelaunch page (www.kickstarter.com/projects/lyn...) to be notified when my campaign goes live.

Support My Book on Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Today Support Lynne's Kickstarter campaign for her book, _No Such Thing_, about her journey with a 'mild' TBI and the importance of increasing awareness of this underestimated injury.

Please consider supporting my book on #concussion AKA #mTBI or #mildtraumaticbraininjury. Check out this blog post to learn more. lynnemelcombe.com/2026/02/08/n... #booksky

Coming soon: No Such Thing: A Memoir of "mild" TBI and my 20-yr Recovery Had a concussion that won’t heal? Tired of being disbelieved? You’re not alone and you're not crazy. This book can help.

Have you suffered a #concussion with symptoms persisting beyond a few days or weeks? I’ve written a memoir of living for years with symptoms of concussion, also known as #mildtraumaticbraininjury or #mTBI. Please visit my pre-launch page to learn more. www.kickstarter.com/projects/lyn...

And here's my review of Deborah Dundas's slim volume called #OnClass, which shines a light on how and why we perpetuate #poverty in this country. #booksky And did you know that January is #PovertyAwarenessMonth?

Exploring Africa: A Journey Through Love and Memory Explore Africa with Jesse O’Reilly-Conlin’s as he takes readers along on a journey through history and a quest to come to terms with racism and his own privilege.

Jesse O'Reilly-Conlin takes us along on his journey to #Africa and teaches us about our need, as a Western nation, to develop some humility. #booksky lynnemelcombe.com/2025/12/16/v...

Sleep fragmentation intensifies sleep architecture disruption and fatigue after traumatic brain injury Sleep/wake disturbances (SWDs) are common following traumatic brain injury (TBI) and can have deleterious impacts on recovery. Regulation of the time …

A study highlights importance of uninterrupted sleep in recovering after #mtbi. The research shows that fragmented sleep worsens symptoms that a #traumaticbraininjury alone produces. #concussion www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The Baby by the Roadside: A Remarkable Holocaust Story A remarkable true story about a baby left by a roadside and the man who helped her, 70 years later, find the Holocaust survivors in her family.

This week's review: the remarkable story of a Jewish baby left by a roadside in WWII and how she connected with her biological family decades later. #booksky

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A sur­vey of 2000+ women, 45-65, asked them about their lives before and after #greydivorce. Many spoke of the relief and excite­ment they felt after their #graydivorce. Many more spoke about finally having the chance to become the women they always wanted to be. www.pressreader.com/uk/daily-mai...

FIRST PERSON | I believed in achieving goals. Living with a concussion forced me to appreciate the journey | CBC The Nature of Things Paleontologist Natalia Rybczynski studies the ancient animals of Canada’s High Arctic. After experiencing a brain injury in 2011, she had to figure out life again.

I injured my brain in 2003. Even now, I sometimes question myself. Then I read a personal experience story like this, and I know: this is the #concussion experience or many people. And I don't doubt myself anymore. #NoSuchThingAsMILDTraumaticBrainInjury #mtbi www.cbc.ca/documentarie...

New Study Shows Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Symptoms Linger For many years, patients who sustained a mild traumatic brain injury, often referred to simply as a concussion, were told that their symptoms should resolve within a few weeks or months. A new longitu...

After my first #concussion, I was told my #mtbi would heal within a few days, weeks, months. More than 20 years on, I still have symptoms. Now, increasing research shows that I wasn't a weird anomaly, and I'm NOT malingering. #NoSuchThingAsMILDTraumaticBrainInjury natlawreview.com/article/new-...

The Gut Microbiome as a Modulator of Traumatic Brain Injury Pathology and Symptoms Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) affect millions annually, leading to devastating neurobehavioral consequences and increasing risk for neurodegenerative and psychiatric diseases. However, therapies are...

Who knew the gut microbiome (bacteria) could play an important role in #concussion. This study looks at evidence establishing the gut as a modulator of TB. Understanding this link better could lead to better treatments for #braininjury. #NoSuchThingAsMildBrainTrauma www.jneurosci.org/content/45/4...

New Insights into Mild TBI: Distinct Brain Injury Patterns Found Even in Patients with Minimal Symptoms | JD Supra A groundbreaking study published in The American Journal of Neuroradiology (AJNR, November 2025) challenges long-held assumptions about mild traumatic...

After my #concussion, my CT and MRI were normal, yet I had bad headaches, brain fog, and fatigue. This is low-hanging fruit for defence lawyers to accuse survivors of malingering. I wish I'd had this study to fall back on at the time. #NoSuchThingAsMildBrainTrauma www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/ne...

Exclusive: Split Pension Recipients Top 100,000 as Gray Divorces Rise Exclusive: Split Pension Recipients Top 100,000 as Gray Divorces Rise Women, 87.8% of recipients, receive nearly double mens monthly amounts, highlighting post-divorce income gaps

The trend toward #graydivorce is truly global. I've posted about it in at least a dozen countries. Here's an article from #Korea about the rise in pension-splitting due to #greydivorce. www.chosun.com/english/nati...

Risk of suicidal behaviors following sport-related and non-sport-related concussion: a systematic review and meta-analysis - BMC Psychiatry Objective This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to quantify the strength of association between a history of concussion and the spectrum of suicidal behaviors, including Suicidal Ideation, Ma...

This study looked at the link between #concussion and #suicide : Suicidal Ideation, Making a Plan, Attempting Suicide, and Death by Suicide. It tried to understand suicide in sport-related vs non-sport-related concussion. #NoSuchThingAsMildTraumaticBrainInjury link.springer.com/article/10.1...

More signs a marriage is faltering: You only talk about logist­ics. You feeling emotionally distant. You lose your desire for affec­tion and intim­acy. You avoid talking. You pursue individual activities. Resent­ment builds and lingers. #greydivorce #graydivorce www.pressreader.com/zimbabwe/the...

Concussions Associated with Higher Risk of Severe Traffic Accidents In a groundbreaking study published in the November 2025 issue of BMJ Open, researchers from the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) and Sunnybrook Research Institute have unveiled a

A study shows a strong link between driving after #concussion and #trafficaccidents. This link accounts for 1633 ambulance calls and 59,978 days in hospital and corresponds with $835 million in #medicalcosts. #mtbi #braininjury #NoSuchThingAsMildTraumaticBrainInjury bioengineer.org/concussions-...

‘Gray Divorce’ Is Surging — and It’s Expected to Get Even Worse: 10 Signs Your Marriage Is at Risk After Age 50 Know the red flags to watch for — and how to take care of your bottom line.

Signs a marriage is headed for #graydivorce: 1. Strained communication. 2. Growing apart. 3. Lifestyle shifts. 4.
Financial disputes. 5. Keeping secrets. 6. Lack of emotional intimacy. 7. Lack of physical intimacy. For more, see www.moneytalksnews.com/gray-divorce... #greydivorce

Community Scoop » New Trans-Tasman Concussion Treatment Guidelines To Improve Patient Outcomes

A study in Australia and New Zealand may finally collate the often contradictory recommendations for #concussion treatment and come up with a single, cogent plan for people recovering from #mtbi. Welcome news indeed! #braintrauma #NoSuchThingAsAMildConcussion community.scoop.co.nz/2025/11/new-...

Beyond the Average: What Daily Cognitive Fluctuations Reveal About Chronic Concussion | JD Supra When most people think about the lingering effects of a concussion, they picture persistent headaches, light sensitivity, or forgetfulness.

Asking people to define their level of pain or impairment as if it's one thing all the time is silly. There's too much daily and even hourly fluctuation to answer that. This study of folks with chronic #mTBI supports that. #concussion #braintrauma #braininjury www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/be...

Discovering Peace on the Camino: A Travelogue of Inner Healing Explore Maryanna Gabriel's hiking journey on El Camino de Santiago, a memoir of inner and outer travel.

This week's book review, a wonderful travelogue. #booksky lynnemelcombe.com/2025/12/01/w...

As an aside, Facebook has just banned me from posting these reviews on the page for MFA grads. I'm providing a free service for these authors and I'm being blocked for doing it. This is NOT spam. Crikey.

Exclusive | Meet men like Keith Urban who walked out of their decades-long marriages — and the man getting rich guiding them One divorced dad told The Post he was “the biggest hypocrite in the world.”

A men's perspective on #greydivorce / #graydivorce. nypost.com/2025/11/03/l...

Unpacking Generational Trauma One person’s trauma can create ripple effects for generations to come. Here’s why and how to break the cycle.

#Divorce can cause lasting trauma for children, even when they're adults. No parent wants to traumatize their child, but what should they do when their partner is traumatizing them? Read about #generationaltrauma in this article. #graydivorce #greydivorce health.clevelandclinic.org/generational...

The clinical and cost-effectiveness of sertraline in preventing depression in adults following a traumatic brain injury (STOP-D): study protocol for a multi-centre randomised controlled trial - Trials Background Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a common presentation in emergency departments worldwide. Approximately 1.4 million adults present with TBI in England and Wales annually. Post-TBI depressio...

#Concussion triples risk of #depression. This study says preventive use of anti-depressants can stop it from developing. I've never heard of using SSRIs this way before, but stopping post-TBI depression would be a good thing. #braintrauma #braininjury trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....