Hindsight is 20-20, as the saying goes. Just ask former Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon. McMahon, who has the early stages of dementia, told a Chicago TV station this week that if he could live his life over again, he would have played baseball, not football. USA Today was among..
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Doug Part Seven – Vocational Rehabilitation After Brain Injury http://tbivoices.com/blog/uncategorized/vocational-reintegration-after-severe-brain-injury/ Continuous mental work helps to re-wire damaged pathways in the brain, which ultimately results in better long-term outcomes for people who have suffered a traumatic brain injury. Vocational rehabilitation and community re-integration ideally could work in tandem to help achieve..
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The parents of a Cliffside Park, N.J., high school football player — who died after sustaining a traumatic brain injury — have come to a $125,000 settlement with the local school district, according to The Record of Bergen County. http://www.northjersey.com/cliffsidepark/171419251.html The settlement marked the culmination of a lawsuit stemming from..
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Doug Part Six – Dealing with Seizures and Headaches https://tbilaw.com/?p=268 Much of the time, brain injury is thought of as a cognitive disorder. Discussions often fail to mention other common problems such as pain, migraines and seizures. Doug talks about his “attacks”—something between a seizure and migraine—that are being treated with..
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Here is a mother’s love on full display. An Idaho woman, Pamela Dowd, has embarked on a 7,500-mile journey to raise awareness of traumatic brain injury (TBI), according to KMVT-TV. http://www.kmvt.com/news/local/A-Mother-On-A-Mission-171061221.html She is going from Boise to Washington in memory of her daughter, Brenna, who following a retina repair surgery..
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This is one of the most terrifying things I’ve ever read about, with all the makings of a script of a horror movie. A nurse practitioner has filed suit against the New York Organ Donor Network, alleging that he was fired when he balked at doctors being pressured to declare..
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Doug Part Five – Living Each Day After Recovery from Coma http://tbivoices.com/blog/uncategorized/day-to-day-after-coma/ Doug’s typical day begins at 7:30 to take medication. He handles fixing breakfast and dinner on his own; lunch is sent from the healthcare center to give him a break from preparing one of his daily meals. Other..
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Doug Part Four – Transitioning to the Real World: http://tbivoices.com/blog/uncategorized/doug-transitioning-to-the-real-world/ Doug was at Clearview for 13 months where he received therapy 6 days a week, the goal being to transition into living on his own as much as possible, as opposed to being placed in a nursing home or group..
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Human brains “share a consistent genetic blueprint and possess enormous biochemical complexity,” according to a study done by the Allen Institute for Brain Science. Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen financially supports that resarch organization. The study’s findings are the result of a ” deep and large-scale analysis” of the data set..
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