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Sexuality after Frontal Lobe Injury and Wedding Day

Posted on November 2nd, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

 Sexuality after Frontal Lobe Injury: Lori Part Eighteen   In our previous blog, Lori’s discussed the difficult task of navigating sexuality after frontal lobe injury. Thank you for your honesty about what is one of the most complicated parts of recovering from a brain injury, and it’s especially complicated because sexuality..
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Sexuality After Traumatic Brain Injury

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

 Sexuality After Traumatic Brain Injury: Lori Part Seventeen   One of the areas that’s most affected by brain injury is the disconnection between a physical response and an intimate response.  There is also a very strong impulsivity issue that impacts sexuality.  We first learn the word inhibited in the context of..
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Sexual Desire after Severe Brain Injury and Misinterpretations

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

 Sexual Desire after Severe Brain Injury: Lori-Part Sixteen  We continued to talk about Lori’s sexual desire after severe brain injury and how easy it is or brain injury survivors to misinterpret their feelings. If  you don’t mind talking about this further, let me ask you about a couple issues.  There is..
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Romance Difficulties after Traumatic Brain Injury

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

Romance Difficulties after Traumatic Brain Injury: Lori Part Fifteen The relationship you have with your now husband is really a quite remarkable story in overcoming the romance difficulties after traumatic brain injury in that you had a mature relationship, that was probably evolving into a marriage in a year or two,..
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Severe Brain Injury Changes In Appearance

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

 Severe Brain Injury Changes In Appearance: Lori Part Fourteen Lori and I talk about the severe brain injury changes in appearance which often happens to anyone with traumatic brain injury. Now you are still an attractive woman even with your severe brain injury changes in appearance.  Thank you. And I..
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Speech Therapy to Regain Job After Severe TBI

Posted on October 22nd, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Speech Therapy to Regain Job: Lori Part Thirteen We were talking about the successes, so to speak.  The first walk from the van back into your parents’ house and what unfortunately was a bit of a traumatic event in that you fell.  But the joy that you had in letting..
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Independence After Severe Brain Injury

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

Independence after Severe Brain Injury: Lori Part Twelve Lori and I discussed her transition to independence after severe brain injury.  She had some major transitions considering upon her return home her sleeping arrangements were in a crib type surroundings.   You went through physical therapy and at some point that..
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Outpatient Physical Therapy After TBI: The Little Success

Posted on October 18th, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Outpatient Physical Therapy After TBI: Lori Part Eleven Our discussion continues with the outpatient physical therapy after TBI and what little success Lori had with it. When asked how long she was kept immobile: So you were still not really ambulating, not walking well, that first months.  How long were you..
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Relationship With Parents Following TBI

Posted on October 17th, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Relationship With Parents Following TBI: Lori Part Ten We talked to Lori about the her relationship with parents following TBI.  The relationship with parents following TBI for Lori was very strained as they had to treat her like a small child for her own safety. I’m going to do this in..
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Return Home Post TBI: Going Home to Parents

Posted on October 16th, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Return Home Post TBI: Lori Part Nine  In part nine we talked to Lori about her return home post TBI and in her case it was returning to live with her parents instead of to the apartment she lived in before her severe brain injury.   You were able to go..
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