July 2008
Posts published in July 2008
Chinese driver ordered executed in dragging death
I am a trial lawyer. I am proud of what I do. I believe that our civil justice system, what we lawyers call the Tort system, is the best way to deter wrongful conduct and to compensate those who are injured by this wrongful conduct. With the approaching Beijing Olympics, the eyes of the world ...
Study: ‘Pre-dementia’ is rising, especially in men
Date: 07/28/2008 04:33 PM By MARILYNN MARCHIONEAP Medical Writer CHICAGO (AP) _ A milder type of mental decline that often precedes Alzheimer’s disease is alarmingly more common than has been believed, and in men more than women, doctors reported Monday. Nearly a million older Americans slide from normal memory into mild impairment each year, researchers ...
More fit Alzheimer’s Patients had less brain atrophy
The below AP Story about the relationship between fitness and Alzheimer’s disease has an interesting personal relevancy for me. Last Saturday, I ran in a race with a very mentally sharp older individual, who has no hint of senility. This individual was 90 years old. This individual was my father, Gordon S. Johnson, Sr. of ...
The hardest part of waiting for someone to emerge from a coma
From someone who felt the need to connect with our http://waiting.comcommunity: “The hardest part of waiting is the feeling of being alone. No matter how many people surround me, I feel alone. I push people away, don’t feel like talking to anyone, yet I am forced to talk. I feel rudest to those closest to ...
Ben Vereen’s commitment to Brain Injury Goes Back Decades
In the below AP story, Ben Vereen’s commitment to brain injury advocacy is discussed and applauded. We had the honor of meeting Mr. Vereen in the late 1990′s at another brain injury fundraising function, at a Mardi Gras celebration. A picture of Mr. Vereen and my co-advocate, Becca Martin is below. The Mardi Gras seminar ...
Vereen hosts fundraiser for $32M brain center
Date: 07/18/2008 05:53 PM By PEGGY HARRISAssociated Press Writer LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) _ Because of his own injuries, Ben Vereen seems like a natural to highlight a fundraiser for an institute that researches brain damage, but it took an introduction from the woman who walks his dog to make it happen. Vereen was in ...
Brain Injury is not New to Iraq
Today’s blog, is a video blog, a bit of a rant about someone who should know better, who made this statement: “Correct if I am wrong, but I think Traumatic Brain Injury is a new injury unique to the war in Iraq. Suffered by people who have concussive injuries from being near the explosions, not ...
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