Archive for January, 2011

The Brain Injury Survivor Speaks So That Other Brain Injury Survivors Will Hear

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

Brain Injury Survivor: Angela’s Story Part Four We are now at the point of Angela’s brain injury survivor story where it is time to hear her voice.  Though the benefit of YouTube, we are able to integrate clips from that interview into this narrative, to help you hear her voice. ..
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TBI Starts in an Instant

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

TBI: Angela’s Story Part Three TBI Starts in an Instant The events leading up to the TBI caused by a car wreck:  It is a quick stop at Wal-Mart before work on June 19;  the next recollection it is 4th of July, Angela’s sister is calling, wondering why she has..
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Brain Injury Voice of Despair of a TBI Survivor

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

Listening to the Brain Injury Voice of Despair Angela speaks to the “brain injury voice of despair” in the next essay.   The harsh nature of Angela’s loss and her perception of that loss is clearer. I, Angela Jones would like to announce my recent death on December 26, 2010..
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Brain Injury Story Project: TBI Voices Begin

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

Brain Injury Story Project: TBI Voices The Brain Injury Voice is not the voice we would expect to hear.  It is not a voice of confusion, not a voice of dementia. Rather the Brain Injury Voice is a troubled voice.  It is a voice that can often articulate that which..
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Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Could Be Moved To A Rehab Center Soon

Posted on January 17th, 2011 · Posted in Brain Injury

U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is continuing to make what doctors call miraculous progress after being shot in the head, and will be on her way to a rehabilitation facility soon, according to press reports Monday.  http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703396604576088303403067640.html Giffords’ relatives have already started the hunt for a rehab center for the congresswoman, who was..
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Rep. Giffords Opened Eyes For First Time, President Obama Says

Posted on January 13th, 2011 · Posted in Brain Injury

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords opened her eyes Wednesday, President Barack Obama told an overflow audience during his speech at a tribute to her and the others injured or killed during a massacre outside a Tucson supermarket last weekend. http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2011/01/12/20110112giffords-shooting-obama-tucson-speech-brk12-ON.html Obama unexpectedly delivered the report on Giffords, who was shot through the head in..
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Doctors Monitor Congresswoman Giffords’ Brain Swelling

Posted on January 10th, 2011 · Posted in Brain Injury

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ condition remained the same Monday, according to the doctors treating her for the gunshot wound in the head she sustained Saturday.  http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-arizona-shooting-medical-20110111,0,1714259.story During a press conference at University Medical Center (UMC) in Tucson, physcians said they are waiting to see if Giffords’ brain swells any more. Brain swelling usually peaks..
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Arizona Congresswoman’s Odds For Recovery After Shooting

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

Physicians are saying that Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona is lucky, if you can say that anyone who was shot in the head is “lucky.” Giffords, who was gunned down Saturday in the Tucson massacre that left six people dead and 13 injured, took a bullet that “luckily” didn’t travel through..
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Congresswoman Faces Tough Recovery After Shot in Brain

Posted on January 8th, 2011 · Posted in Brain Injury

Arizona’s Gabby Giffords Brain Injury from Gunshot The next few days will be crucial for Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot through the head Saturday by a gunman who also killed six people, including a judge and a 9-year-old, outside a supermarket in Tucson. We will have to wait to..
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Brain Injury Return to Work without Treatment or Rehabilitation

Posted on January 8th, 2011 · Posted in TBI Voices

Brain Injury Return to Work: Part Eight of Angela’s Story Sadly, even a chronological discussion of Angela’s post accident period, seems to have treatment and return to work confused.  After recovering from her bruises, she went back to work, right after the 4th of July, at a time she was..
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