Archive for January, 2012

The Battle Between NFL And Ex-Players Over Concussion Suits Begins

Posted on January 28th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

On Thursday the National Football League offered a preview of its defense against 21 lawsuits filed by several hundred retired players in six states: These ex-players can’t seek damages for concussions, since safety issues fall under the collective bargaining agreement they had with the league. http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/us-panel-mulls-whether-to-merge-nfl-player-concussion-lawsuits-against-the-football-league/2012/01/26/gIQAxawGSQ_story.html There were numerous press..
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Coming Out of Coma and Survivors First Memories

Posted on January 27th, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Coming Out of Coma: Kelly Part Five Kelly talks about coming out of coma and her first memories. She talks about how she didn’t appreciate being prodded by the nurse and didn’t want to be poked anymore. Let’s go back now to what happened in your injury.  So you have, your..
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Before Subdural Hematoma:A National Guard Captain

Posted on January 26th, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Before Subdural Hematoma : Kelly Part Four Kelly talks about who she was and what she did before subdural hematoma.  She was not only a sales rep for a country music station but also a Captain for the National Guard. Let’s talk about who you were before you got hurt, Kelly..
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First Memory after Brain Injury In Response to Nurse Prodding

Posted on January 25th, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

First Memory after Brain Injury: Kelly Part Three Kelly and I talked about her first memory after brain injury after being in a coma for three and a half weeks.  Her memories are vague. You were in a coma? Three and half weeks. At what point does your memory begin again and..
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Medflighted for Brain Surgery After TBI

Posted on January 24th, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Medflighted for Brain Surgery Our story of Kelly’s severe brain injury from a horse bridling accident continues and how she was medflighted for brain surgery to Brackenridge Trauma Center in Austin : What Determined Kelly Being Medflighted for Brain Surgery What happened to you after you got hurt? The ranch owner..
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Subdural Hematoma Caused by Horse Bridling Error

Posted on January 23rd, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Subdural Hematoma Caused by Horse Bridling Error: Kelly Part One Kelly and I discussed the subdural hematoma that occurred when she was trying to bridle and untamed horse. The moments, the impulses that change lives.  Yet, sometimes, despite profound brain injury, people remain remarkably the same person.  Disability has been added,..
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To Focus On Her TBI Recovery, Giffords Resigns From Congress

Posted on January 22nd, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

U.S. Rep. Gabrielle “Gabby” Giffords has made remarkable progress for someone who was shot through the brain a year ago. Just surviving that gunshot wound was a miracle. But as I know from my career in traumatic brain injury, recovery is a long and difficult process. So, quite frankly, I was..
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Suit Filed In Philadelphia Against NFL By Ex-Players Over Concussions

Posted on January 21st, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

The City of Brotherly Love is now the venue of three lawsuits filed by former pro-football players who claim their concussons lead to permanent brain injury. And a decision will soon be made about whether similar suits across the country should be consolidated there, according to the Associated Press. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505245_162-57362087/more-players-join-nfl-concussion-suits-file-in-pa/..
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Freestyle Skier Sarah Burke Dies Of Brain Injury in Training Accident

Posted on January 19th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

Freestyle skier Sarah Burke, 29, Thursday died of brain damage she sustained in an accident nine days ago, when she fell while practicing on the halfpipe in Salt Lake City, according to the Associated Press. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/story/2012-01-19/freestyle-skier-sarah-burke-death/52680120/1 Burke, a Canadian, had her ultimately fatal accident on the same halfpipe where champion snowboarder Kevin..
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Thoughts on Brain Injury Recovery: Final Thoughts

Posted on January 19th, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Thoughts on Brain Injury Recovery: TJ Part Twenty Four Most of my interviews end with asking for words of connection to others who are new to brain injury community. So I asked Michelle and TJ their thoughts on brain injury recovery. I asked TJ: Now do you go to the TBI support..
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