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Chris-A Story of DUI and Coma

Posted on September 4, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Chris Begins – Story of DUI & Coma: http://tbivoices.com/blog/uncategorized/chris-story-begins-dui-results-in-a-year-of-coma-and-treatment/   The Chris story begins with the  contrast between the absence of memory for the survivor to the nightmare ordeal of the parents of someone in a coma.  Chris was hurt in January of 1998, when she was 15 years old...
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U.S. Army, NFL Team Up On Traumatic Brain Injury Initiative

Posted on September 3, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

The U.S. Army and the National Football League boast among the most macho cultures of groups across the country. It is the kind of culture that says “man up” and get up and fight, or get up and play, even if you have sustained a head injury. You don’t report..
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Why do Ryan’s Lies Matter?

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Why does it matter that Paul Ryan has such trouble with the truth? The Republican’s want this Presidential election to be about the economy, as they through their lies, will define it.  They think that because things are bad, if they make a bunch of promises about how cutting taxes..
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Heavy Pot Use Damages Adolescents’ Brains, Study Finds

Posted on September 1, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

It looks like our parents were right: A recent study has found that heavy pot use by adolescents younger than 18 damages their brains. Researchers are saying that the study should be taken quite seriously, because the work was extensive. It was conducted by scientists at Duke University here in..
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Teen Dies Of Brain Injury After Sticking Head Out Of Bus Hatch

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Teens just don’t want to listen, no matter how many times they’re warned. And so it was with Daniel Fernandez on Friday, unfortunately. Fernandez was killed Friday night after he stuck his head out of an emergency hatch on a double-decker bus in Fort Lee, N.J.  The 16-year-old hit his..
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Betty – Don’t Ever Give Up

Posted on August 31, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Betty Concludes in Part 12 –  Don’t Ever Give Up: http://tbivoices.com/blog/uncategorized/dont-ever-give-up-after-brain-injury/ Betty concludes with words for the brain injury community, both survivor and family that one must never give up, be the best you can be today and that tomorrow you will be even better.   NEXT…Chris’s Story Begins

Judges More Lenient On Defendants With Genetic Brain Woes, Study Finds

Posted on August 30, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

Here’s a fascinating piece of research: Judges who were informed that a convicted criminal was genetically predisposed to violence meted out lighter sentences to him than they otherwise would have. The New York Times called the research, which was published in the journal Science, “the most rigorous study to date..
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Betty-Care Must Be Ongoing After Brain Injury

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Betty Part Eleven – Care Must Be Ongoing: http://tbivoices.com/blog/uncategorized/maximum-recovery-from-tbi-requires-a-lifetime-of-care/ Brain injury happens in an instant but the recovery must be for a lifetime.  Betty is a great example of the long-term need to continue to grow, to continue to work hard to get better and how even through failures, the..
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Empire State Building Killer Had Traumatic Brain Injury As A Child

Posted on August 29, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

The mother of the gunman who killed a former co-worker outside the Empire State Building — and was then fatally shot by police — has revealed something that may be crucial about him. In an interview with The New York Times published Tuesday, the mother of Jeffrey Johnson said her..
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Betty-Dating and Marriage After Brain Injury

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Betty Part Ten – Dating and Marriage after Brain Injury: http://tbivoices.com/blog/uncategorized/dating-and-relationships-after-brain-injury/ Betty’s recovery was also benefitted by years of dating and ultimately marrying after her TBI.  As she was in her early twenties when hurt, those parts of life were ahead of her at the time of her injury. While..
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