Archive for November, 2011

Rita – Even Wheel Chairs are Rationed

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

This entry is part 14 of 17 in the series Rita Part Fourteen By Attorney Gordon Johnson 800-992-9447   I met Rita’s mom at the “Jamboree”, an annual get together of the Florida Brain Injury Association.  The Jamboree is held each June.  My interview was done June 23, 2011. You..
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Rita – Getting the Most Brain Injury Care the System Will Allow

Posted on November 29th, 2011 · Posted in TBI Voices

This entry is part 13 of 17 in the series Rita Part Thirteen By Attorney Gordon Johnson 800-992-9447   You’ve got a long way to go yet. Oh I know. How do you feel about that?  What are you, what’s your strategy for getting there faster? Oh gosh, I just..
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Ex-Hockey Linesman Pat Dapuzzo Struggles With Demons After Concussions

Posted on November 29th, 2011 · Posted in Brain Injury

Hockey star Keith Primeau drives a hard bargain. When former National Hockey League linesman Pat Dapuzzo wanted Primeau to appear at a charity event, Primeau said he would do it on one condition, according to The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/28/sports/hockey/for-ex-nhl-linesman-dapuzzo-recovery-doesnt-stop-when-injuries-heal.html?_r=1&ref=hockey Primeau wanted Dapuzzo to do what he had done: agree to donate his brain..
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No Gate Keeper Means no Treatment for Catastrophic Brain Injury

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

This entry is part 12 of 17 in the series Rita Part Twelve By Attorney Gordon Johnson 800-992-9447   Has she had a neuropsychological evaluation? No, no. Has she not recovered enough to make that meaningful? I don’t know that much about them so I can’t say. Nobody’s suggested it..
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Hockey’s Sidney Crosby Finally Returns To Ice After Concussions

Posted on November 25th, 2011 · Posted in Brain Injury

In what The New York Times called “the most closely chronicled concussion in hockey history,” Pittsburgh Penguin Sidney Crosby came back to the ice this week, http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/22/sports/hockey/sidney-crosby-ready-for-return-to-ice.html?_r=1&scp=3&sq=sidney%20crosby&st=cse Crosby was benched for roughly 10 1/2 months, recovering from concussions that he suffered Jan. 1 and Jan. 5 this year. As The Times pointed out,..
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Brain Injury Medicine Approved As A New Medical Subspecialty

Posted on November 24th, 2011 · Posted in Brain Injury

There was a big step taken recently that will go a long way toward guaranteeing that brain injury patients get doctors who are thoroughly schooled in that field of medicine.  The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), which oversees the certification of physician specialists in the United States, has created a new subspecialty..
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Rita – Ongoing Therapy Hampered by Visual Deficits

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

This entry is part 11 of 17 in the series Rita Part Eleven By Attorney Gordon Johnson 800-992-9447   So now she’s getting physical therapy three times a week.  Is she getting any speech therapy? No. Can she communicate at all? Oh yeah, oh yeah, she communicates fine. She talks?..
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Parents Seek a Path for Recovery From Catastrophic Brain Injury

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

This entry is part 10 of 17 in the series Rita Rita - Part Ten By Attorney Gordon Johnson 800-992-9447   At the end of Part Nine, Rita’s mom explained that they were left to themselves to find ways to help Rita when she came home: I started doing the research..
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Recovery from Severe Brain Injury Continues at Home

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

This entry is part 9 of 17 in the series Rita Part Nine By Attorney Gordon Johnson 800-992-9447   The question remains whether Rita’s brain suffered any additional damage as a result of this secondary infection, or whether this was just a temporary setback. Did Rita ever get back to..
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Rita – Troubled Return Home for Catastrophic Brain Injury Survivor

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

This entry is part 8 of 17 in the series Rita Part Eight By Attorney Gordon Johnson 800-992-9447   Almost as if the medical community had been waiting for its first real chance to expel her from its umbrella, when the mandates had been met, she was sent off the..
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