The Nesting Journal -Caregiver Stories & Support

A caregiver sits across from a doctor in a consultation room, holding a notepad with questions written on it — representing the prepared caregiver who knows what to ask after a brain injury diagnosis.

The Questions You Didn't Know to Ask Your Neuro...

The appointment is over before you realized you had questions. Most families don't know what to ask a neurologist after a brain injury diagnosis — because nobody told them what...

The Questions You Didn't Know to Ask Your Neuro...

The appointment is over before you realized you had questions. Most families don't know what to ask a neurologist after a brain injury diagnosis — because nobody told them what...

The Diagnosis Appointment That Changes Everything

The Diagnosis Appointment That Changes Everything

The appointment ends. The neurologist shakes your hand and the door closes. You're holding a diagnosis that just rearranged every plan you ever made — and nobody told you what...

The Diagnosis Appointment That Changes Everything

The appointment ends. The neurologist shakes your hand and the door closes. You're holding a diagnosis that just rearranged every plan you ever made — and nobody told you what...

A caregiver sits alone late at night reviewing medical information after a brain injury diagnosis, representing the isolation and determination of families navigating neurological conditions without guidance.

What I Wish My Neurologist Had Told Me About Br...

Nobody handed us a roadmap. Not at diagnosis. Not after. Not ever. This is everything I wish my neurologist had told me about brain injury — the sleep disruption, confabulation,...

What I Wish My Neurologist Had Told Me About Br...

Nobody handed us a roadmap. Not at diagnosis. Not after. Not ever. This is everything I wish my neurologist had told me about brain injury — the sleep disruption, confabulation,...

Why Does Dementia Cause Anger?

Why Does Dementia Cause Anger?

Why does dementia cause anger? Learn what drives outbursts, what caregivers can do in the moment, and when anger may signal a deeper issue.

Why Does Dementia Cause Anger?

Why does dementia cause anger? Learn what drives outbursts, what caregivers can do in the moment, and when anger may signal a deeper issue.

Illustration of a brain with fragmented memory pathways representing confabulation after traumatic brain injury

What Is Confabulation? When the Brain Creates M...

He told me about a conversation we had last Tuesday. He remembered it clearly. It never happened. That's confabulation — and understanding it changes everything about how you respond.

What Is Confabulation? When the Brain Creates M...

He told me about a conversation we had last Tuesday. He remembered it clearly. It never happened. That's confabulation — and understanding it changes everything about how you respond.

Illustration of a human brain with memory pathways highlighted showing the difference between explicit and implicit memory systems

What Retrograde Amnesia Actually Feels Like — A...

He didn't remember being there before. But he knew the tamales were in the back corner. That's retrograde amnesia — and understanding it changes everything about how you respond.

What Retrograde Amnesia Actually Feels Like — A...

He didn't remember being there before. But he knew the tamales were in the back corner. That's retrograde amnesia — and understanding it changes everything about how you respond.