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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Kelly – Coming out of Her Coma

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

This entry is part 5 of 32 in the series Kelly Part Five By Attorney Gordon Johnson 800-992-9447   Let’s go back now to what happened in your injury.  So you have, your first memories are of basically getting the nurse’s attention –  by telling her you didn’t like to..
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Kelly – National Guard Captain – Sales Rep Before TBI

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

This entry is part 4 of 32 in the series Kelly Part Four By Attorney Gordon Johnson 800-992-9447   Let’s talk about who you were before you got hurt, Kelly.  How old were you? I was 36, had just turned 36 in August. That makes you how old now? Well,..
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Kelly – First Memories In Response to Nurse Prodding

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

This entry is part 3 of 32 in the series Kelly Part Three By Attorney Gordon Johnson 800-992-9447   You were in a coma? Three and half weeks. At what point does your memory begin again? That’s kind of hard to say because I could only pinpoint back to my..
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Kelly – Airlifted to Austin for Brain Surgery

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

This entry is part 2 of 32 in the series Kelly Part Two By Attorney Gordon Johnson 800-992-9447   Our story of Kelly’s severe brain injury from a horse bridling accident continues: What happened to you after you got hurt? The ranch owner – well like I mentioned earlier, it..
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Kelly – Horse Bridling Error Caused Subdural Hematoma

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

This entry is part 1 of 32 in the series Kelly Part One By Attorney Gordon Johnson 800-992-9447   The moments, the impulses that change lives.  Yet, sometimes, despite profound brain injury, people remain remarkably the same person.  Disability has been added, life gets harder, yet the personality, the drive..
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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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TJ and Michelle’s Final Thoughts on Brain Injury Recovery

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

This entry is part 24 of 24 in the series TJ Part Twenty Four By Attorney Gordon Johnson 800-992-9447   Most of my interviews end with asking for words of connection to others who are new to brain injury community. I asked TJ: Now do you go to the TBI..
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