Archive for October, 2011

Indie 500 Winner Dan Weldon Died Of Blunt Head Injury From Crash

Posted on October 19th, 2011 · Posted in Brain Injury

So it wasn’t the inferno of flames that killed Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Weldon when he was in the middle of a fiery 15-car pile-up last Sunday in Last Vegas. It was traumatic brain injury. The Clark County Office of Coroner/Medical Examiner (CCOCME) performed an autopsy on Wheldon earlier this week, and ”determined the..
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Any Pilot in the TBI Storm After Severe Brain Injury

Posted on October 19th, 2011 · Posted in TBI Voices

This entry is part 6 of 20 in the series Steven Steven – Part Six By Attorney Gordon Johnson 800-992-9447   Steven was single at the time of his accident. He lived with roommates, who could not be expected to become caregivers.  He was completely alienated from his family.  Regardless of..
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Steven – Dealing with Physical Side of the Brain Injury Disability

Posted on October 18th, 2011 · Posted in TBI Voices

This entry is part 5 of 20 in the series Steven Part Five By Attorney Gordon Johnson 800-992-9447   Brain injury is not just a cognitive disability.  As the brain also runs the nervous system, the muscle, every organ, most severe brain injury comes with some significant physical disability.  At..
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Steven – Amnesia Ends as He Leaves the Trauma Center

Posted on October 17th, 2011 · Posted in TBI Voices

This entry is part 4 of 20 in the series Steven Part Four By Attorney Gordon Johnson 800-992-9447   I focus much of our TBI Voices inquiries around amnesia for specific reasons. First, I believe that it is the best way to categorize the seriousness of the injury.  The longer..
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Steven’s Life Before His Traumatic Brain Injury

Posted on October 14th, 2011 · Posted in TBI Voices

This entry is part 3 of 20 in the series Steven Part Three By Attorney Gordon Johnson 800-992-9447   At 27 for many modern adults, family doesn’t really matter.  Like so many young men of his age, he had roommates, an occasional girlfriend and parents were a non-factor.  But making..
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Severe Brain Injury Complicated by Stroke and Physical Injuries

Posted on October 13th, 2011 · Posted in TBI Voices

This entry is part 2 of 20 in the series Steven Steven - Part Two By Attorney Gordon Johnson 800-992-9447   In most cases, especially when there is a family member that we can interview, our participants have a pretty complete understanding of what injuries they suffered.  Not only did Steven..
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Steven – Severe Brain Injury Survivor Rescued from Despair

Posted on October 12th, 2011 · Posted in TBI Voices

This entry is part 1 of 20 in the series Steven Part One By Attorney Gordon Johnson 800-992-9447   Any professional who deals with human suffering has to build a wall around their personal feelings, or they would be unable to do the job.  Each day, each client, each patient..
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Otto – On Being a TBI Survivor, a Caregiver, a Parent

Posted on October 11th, 2011 · Posted in TBI Voices

This entry is part 7 of 7 in the series Otto Part Seven – Conclusion By Attorney Gordon Johnson 800-992-9447   With Otto, the significant brain injury in his life, was not his own, but his daughters. We’ve been going a long time and we’ve been at this for several..
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Brain Injury Residuals for Otto

Posted on October 10th, 2011 · Posted in TBI Voices

This entry is part 6 of 7 in the series Otto Part Six By Attorney Gordon Johnson 800-992-9447 It has been nine years since the wreck and Otto appears completely normal in my interview.  He is sharp, reasoned, personable with a nice laugh and sense of humor.  He has returned..
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Author of: ‘My Life, Deleted,’ Accused Of Making Up Amnesia Claim

Posted on October 9th, 2011 · Posted in Brain Injury

Editor’s Note: This blog has been deleted.  Claims that amnesia couldn’t be caused by brain injury are more often the case of bad doctoring than dishonest survivors. Gordon Johnson