TBI Voices

Writing After Brain Injury: Discovering His Gift

Posted on March 12th, 2013 · Posted in TBI Voices

 Writing After Brain Injury: Zach Part Twenty One  One blessing of his recovery from severe brain injury is that Zach discovered his gift for writing after brain injury.  While now his verbal communication skills is seemingly intact, his writing skills are exceptional.  Read even a few pages of his book, the..
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Severe Brain Injury Relationships: Hampered

Posted on March 13th, 2013 · Posted in TBI Voices

Severe Brain Injury Relationships: Zach Part Twenty Two  What is it like socially in college for you? How were your severe brain injury relationships with other students once you started college? Its like this, I would go to a party and I would try to like hang out with some friends,..
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TBI Relationship Gap: Alcohol No Answer in Filling Gap

Posted on March 14th, 2013 · Posted in TBI Voices

TBI Relationship Gap: Zach Part Twenty Three  Zach and I discussed the TBI relationship Gap and how alcohol didn’t not replace his girlfriend.  Alcohol did not mend the gap for Zach. When you break up, now you’re a sophomore, beginning of your sophomore year.  Yes. Do you try to replace her..
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Social Life After Severe Brain Injury: Dating

Posted on March 15th, 2013 · Posted in TBI Voices

 Social Life After Severe Brain Injury: Zach Part Twenty Four  We start this part talking about meds that Zach may have been on in which he reveals that he doesn’t take any.  We go on to talk about what Zach did to improve his social life after severe brain injury. Were..
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Walking after Severe Brain Injury:Left Sided Neglect Impacts Running

Posted on March 18th, 2013 · Posted in TBI Voices

Walking after Severe Brain Injury: Zach Part Twenty Five Zach and I talked about his walking after severe brain injury and how to this day he has an abnormal gait to his walking after severe brain injury.   I’d like to try to cover a series of issues or symptoms with..
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Traumatic Brain Injury Headaches Different Than Before Brain Injury

Posted on March 20th, 2013 · Posted in TBI Voices

Traumatic Brain Injury Headaches: Zach Part Twenty Six   Understanding the roll that traumatic brain injury headaches play in Zach’s continuing challenges is complicated that he had a significant traumatic brain injury headache problem before he got hurt. It is significant to explore Zach’s pre-injury migraines. To start with, it is important..
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Post Traumatic Headaches in Comparison to Premorbid Ones

Posted on March 22nd, 2013 · Posted in TBI Voices

Post Traumatic Headaches: Zach Part Twenty Seven In our previous part, we explored Zach’s premorbid history of migraines.  His post traumatic headaches now are different. You still get post traumatic headaches. Now I do.  Yeah, I get really bad ones. Tell me about the worst headache you’ve had in the..
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Fatigue After Severe Brain Injury: Trouble Focusing

Posted on March 28th, 2013 · Posted in TBI Voices

Fatigue After Severe Brain Injury: Zach Part Twenty- Eight  Now, one of the other topics that I like to talk about with most people is fatigue after severe brain injury.  And I saw that you had a heading on your web page about fatigue.  (Click here for Zach’s brain injury fatigue..
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Traumatic Brain Injury Recovery: Good to Do Physical Jobs

Posted on April 1st, 2013 · Posted in TBI Voices

Traumatic Brain Injury Recovery: Zach Part Twenty-Nine Zach and I discussed his remarkable traumatic brain injury recovery and how he was able to finish high school and even hold down a job. Now, you mentioned work.  Are you working? I am working, but I am kind of out of work..
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Cognitive Recovery From TBI Allows For White Collar Work

Posted on April 2nd, 2013 · Posted in TBI Voices

Cognitive Recovery From TBI: Zach Part Thirty We have spent a lot time talking about Zach’s remarkable physical recovery, now I want to delve into his cognitive recovery from TBI. Have you ever had a job that was a cognitively challenging job, where you had to think and, and use your..
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