There is nothing you can do except to be patient. It takes time to heal to a point where you feel normal. You can't rush the healing process and do rest a lot.

I do remember reading about Saul Raisin. For consolation prize he now can speak French like a native speaker.

After a major major head injury, for which several of us have experienced, we have to find some silver lining in the whole thing. In a year or two, you will adjust just fine and life will not be better or worse. Really! Best way to deal is to be flexible in your thinking, your way of looking at life and world. I wouldn't worry too much at 3 week point.

Heck I didn't have any short term memory for a week or more. And not so sure how much sheet time I did after the last accident. To this day, I really don't know how long I was in the hospital. Maybe my partner told me after I came home but it wasn't till winter time that I have any memory... In between, just seem to have disappeared into thin air/fog.

Think positive, look on the bright side and keep telling yourself today is better than yesterday. Having positive thinking really helps with healing/recovery.

As for CA driver license, I eneded having getting two extentions before I finally got my new one. First photo was bad. Second one, the camera operator said, I need to open my eyes. I'm no round eye being Asian, so I forced myself to really open my eyes wide open. Now I have this zombie look on my license.

I don't have my OR driver license yet, as I'm still going back and forth... Rain in Portland, pouring buckets in Southern California. Bummer... Can't get away.

Your photo will look ten times better than mine. And oh, when you go in, you don't have to retake the eye exam if you went through on the first round.

Wish you the best,