Archive for June, 2011

Lethan – The Phone Tells of an Accident

Posted on June 30th, 2011 · Posted in TBI Voices

This entry is part 2 of 11 in the series Lethan Part Two By Attorney Gordon Johnson     As we have talked to the mom’s and spouses, we have consistently heard the story of the shock, the unreality of the first phone call or the knock on the door. ..
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Lethan – A Revisit to the Themes of TBI Voices

Posted on June 28th, 2011 · Posted in TBI Voices

This entry is part 1 of 11 in the series Lethan By Attorney Gordon Johnson We started http://tbivoices.com with Lethan Candlish’s performance of “Who Am I, Again?” in September of 2010 and published our first interview in January of 2011.  We have organized our interviews with an alias in alphabetical..
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Kevin – Writing Everything Down and Staying Positive

Posted on June 27th, 2011 · Posted in TBI Voices

This entry is part 13 of 13 in the series Kevin Part Thirteen By Attorney Gordon Johnson Our discussion of frontal lobe challenges with Kevin continued as we talked about changes in routine and writing things down to assist with memory. Today’s a little different for you, you came here...
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Tracking TBI Recoveries Of Congresswoman Giffords and Giants Fan Stow

Posted on June 26th, 2011 · Posted in Brain Injury

Two brain injury victims who made national headlines are showing signs that they are on the mend, but it remains to be seen how full their recoveries will be. First of all, Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot in the head outside a Tucson supermarket in January, is making progress..
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Kevin – Frontal Lobe Functioning

Posted on June 25th, 2011 · Posted in TBI Voices

This entry is part 12 of 13 in the series Kevin Part Twelve By Attorney Gordon Johnson Not entirely due to Kevin’s fault, our interview wandered around a lot, with more focus on sports than brain injury symptomotology.  That was partially due to technical problems we were having with the..
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Kevin – Mood and Medication

Posted on June 24th, 2011 · Posted in TBI Voices

This entry is part 11 of 13 in the series Kevin Part Eleven Another area where the absence of a collateral source of information about Kevin made it hard to get a feel for his actual functioning was in the area of his mood and emotions.  This is particularly difficult..
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Kevin – A Normal Day In His Life

Posted on June 23rd, 2011 · Posted in TBI Voices

This entry is part 10 of 13 in the series Kevin Part Ten By Attorney Gordon Johnson To help assess his currently functioning, Kevin was asked about his normal day.  Each week-day includes attendance at Paragon Industries, a program designed to serve people with disabilities.  See http://paragoncommunity.com/ Do you get..
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Kevin – Current Cognitive Functioning

Posted on June 22nd, 2011 · Posted in TBI Voices

This entry is part 9 of 13 in the series Kevin Part Nine By Attorney Gordon Johnson Kevin’s world is not just spectating.  While his living and ongoing treatment situation leaves him somewhat sheltered, he still has many areas where his cognitive limitations cause him difficulty. So you, your ability..
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Kevin – Spectating Based Cognitive Therapy

Posted on June 21st, 2011 · Posted in TBI Voices

This entry is part 8 of 13 in the series Kevin Part Eight By Attorney Gordon Johnson My undergraduate major was in sports journalism and my minor in education. I had to take a teaching remedial reading class as part of my education program.  I got the idea then that..
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Kevin – Spectator Memory – A Different Cognitive Profile

Posted on June 20th, 2011 · Posted in TBI Voices

This entry is part 7 of 13 in the series Kevin Part Seven By Attorney Gordon Johnson There were times in our interview that Kevin’s disability seemed quite significant.  His memory, his speech, his insight were often impaired.  Yet, that perception was significantly altered when I got him talking about..
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