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Skier Dies Of Traumatic Brain Injury After Aspen Crash

Posted on February 8, 2013 · Posted in Brain Injury

Just a few days ago I blogged about the reasons why skiers and snowboarders say they refuse to wear helmets. I said it was ridiculously foolish, because helmets cut down on injuries. But protective head gear doesn’t always save a life. https://tbilaw.com/blog/helmets-help-dont-hinder-skiers-and-snowboarders-research-finds/ Last Monday on an Aspen ski slope a..
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Pennsylvania Boy In Coma After Concussion From Bullies

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Once again, a hospital seems to have treated a concussion too casually. And now an 11-year-old boy is in a medically induced coma, according to WPVI-TV in Philadelphia. http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=8983472 The case involves Bailey O’Neill, a sixth grader in Darby Township, Pa. His father, Rob O’Neill, told the TV station that..
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Hope for TBI Despair: You Are Not Alone

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Hope for TBI Despair: Craig Part Thirty Four – Conclusion – – You are not Alone In conclusion of our interview with Craig he talks about the hope for TBI despair and that life is not now what it was but there is hope and he is not alone. Brain injury..
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Medical Information: Making TBI Information Mandatory

Posted on February 7, 2013 · Posted in TBI Voices

TBI Medical Information or Lack There Of: Craig Part Thirty Three  I discussed with Craig the resistance that the medical staff is to new TBI Medical Information and what we can do to make it mandatory for them to listen. The  Importance of Medical Information Given by TBI Survivors Well,..
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Mentally Ill Have 70 % Higher Smoking Rate

Posted on February 6, 2013 · Posted in Brain Injury

Adults with some form of mental illness have a smoking rate 70 percent higher than adults with no mental illness, according to a report released this week. The report, done by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in collaboration with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration..
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Relationship Support: TBI Support for Relationships

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Relationship Support: Craig Part Thirty Two  Craig talks about relationship support with hi family members and where he got the most help for this from.  How being a father was the Rehab and their relationship support. The Importance of Relationship Support I want to talk about two other things.    The..
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Helmets Help, Don’t Hinder, Skiers And Snowboarders, Research Finds

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As a traumatic brain injury lawyer, I can only shake my head in disbelief when people who are participating in dangerous activities refuse to wear helmets. Perhaps they need to see graphic photos of someone with horrific brain damage, or talk to someone who is struggling to recover from a..
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TBI Advocacy: Empowering At Core of TBI Advocacy

Posted on February 5, 2013 · Posted in TBI Voices

TBI Advocacy: Craig Part Thirty One  Craig talks about his role in TBI advocacy and his other accomplishments that he is proud of .  His TBI advocacy position has enabled him to make changes in such things as respectful language. What other TBI advocacy achievements are you proud of? You..
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TBI Fund Act – Legislature to Help TBI Survivors

Posted on February 4, 2013 · Posted in TBI Voices

TBI Fund Act: Craig Part Thirty Craig discusses his part in being a brain injury leader and what he has achieved as far as the TBI fundAct and what it is all about. Talk to me about the legislative the actions that you have achieved. Well the first one, and..
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Tour Bus Crashes in California. Eight Dead.

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On Sunday, a tour bus went out of control while traveling down a Southern California mountain road.  The bus struck a car, then flipped, and went into a pick up truck.  Eight people were killed and 38 people were injured. The crash occurred on State Route 38, approximately 80 miles..
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