Archive for July, 2011

TBI Caregiver Grief: In Search of Her Comatose Husband

Posted on July 14th, 2011 · Posted in TBI Voices

TBI Caregiver Grief: Mike Part Two Telling the story of Mike’s wife and her TBI caregiver grief can best be compared to the following: There is a phrase called the “fog of war” to describe the inaccuracies of the early reporting about a breaking news event, such as a war..
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Brain Injury Caregiver:Standing by Your Man After Severe TBI

Posted on July 13th, 2011 · Posted in TBI Voices

Brain Injury Caregiver: Mike Part One As a brain injury caregiver, there is nothing like the love of a good woman.  For Mike, that has certainly proven to be the case.  I first met Mike’s wife, a brain injury caregiver, at a support group meeting at Clearview Treatment Center in Wisconsin. ..
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Surviving Severe Brain Injury – Who Is This Survivor

Posted on July 12th, 2011 · Posted in TBI Voices

Surviving Severe Brain Injury: Lethan Part Eleven The title of the story, is “Who Am I, Again?” In the question is not just the existential struggle of a talented young man to find himself, but to find himself again after a severe brain injury.  It also a challenge for the other..
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Caregiver of Severe Brain Injury: A Survivors Advice

Posted on July 11th, 2011 · Posted in TBI Voices

Caregiver of Severe Brain Injury: Lethan Part Ten Lethan part ten gives Lethan a chance to offer advice to caregiver of severe brain injury. Once again we refer to is story of “Who Am I, Again?” One of the most dramatic elements of “Who Am I, Again?” is the countdown to..
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Congress Expands Investigation Of Heparin

Posted on July 11th, 2011 · Posted in Brain Injury

Just weeks after Baxter International lost the first heparin suit that’s gone to trial, Congress is moving forward with its probe to determine who is to blame for contaminated batches of the blood thinner that killed what some believe were several hundred people. http://energycommerce.house.gov/News/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=8768&IID=9 In letters dated June 29 the  House of Representatives Committee..
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Ballparks Need To Protect Fans Like Shannon Stone From Fatal Falls

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

It’s time for Major League Baseball stadiums to take action to prevent horrendous deaths like the one that took place last Thursday in Texas, where a father plunged headfirst to his death trying to catch a ball for his son. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/09/sports/baseball/grief-and-questions-after-death-at-ballpark.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=josh%20hamilton%20&st=cse  The death of small-town fireman Shannon Stone during a Texas Rangers..
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Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: Poster Child for Recovery

Posted on July 9th, 2011 · Posted in TBI Voices

Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: Lethan Part Nine The first time I heard Lethan perform “Who Am I, Again?”, I was struck by the example that he could do it, as a severe traumatic brain injury survivor, more than the words of his story.  I heard him do the show three months later,..
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Relearning to Walk – Heel Toe, Heel Toe

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

Relearning to Walk: Lethan Part Eight Lethan’s story “Who Am I, Again?” not only officially launched http://tbivoices.com it also helped to frame the inquiry of other stories.  I have now listened and watched 15 support groups respond to Lethan’s story, and the part that resonates the best is his dramatization of..
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Community Support After Brain Injury for This Survivor

Posted on July 7th, 2011 · Posted in TBI Voices

Community Support After Brain Injury: Lethan Part Seven There is a term often used to describe one of the key variables in outcome after brain injury: community support after brain injury. Recovery from TBI is not a finite milepost, not achieved by passing neuropsychological tests.  Recovery is measured by the degree..
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Neurobehavioral Extremes:Brain Injury Issues

Posted on July 6th, 2011 · Posted in TBI Voices

Neurobehavioral Extremes: Lethan Part Six Probably the scariest things for a family after severe TBI, are the  neurobehavioral extremes, wild mood swings and temper outbursts.  While a teenager returning home to his parents is not nearly as dangerous a situation as when a man returns home to his wife, the nature and..
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