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Two Oil Field Workers Perish In Separate Accidents In North Dakota

Posted on March 9, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

An oil field worker was killed in an accident last month on a site near Parshall, N.D., according to KFYRTV.com.   http://www.kfyrtv.com/News_Stories.asp?news=55237   The Mountrail County Sheriff’s Department didn’t have any additional information on fatal oil field accident.   The sheriff’s department is also looking into the death of Charles..
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Worker Killed in Fall In North Dakota Oil Rig Accident

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A worker was killed in an oil-field accident a week ago in North Dakota, according to the Deseret News.   http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865551568/Utah-man-killed-in-North-Dakota-drilling-rig-mishap.html   Jason McDonald, a 22-year-old from Vernal, Utah, fell some 80 feet off a derrick in Stanley, N.D., and died, the Mountrail County Sheriff’s Department said. McDonald hit the..
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Handling Money after TBI: A Brain Injury Issue

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Handling Money after TBI:: Kelly Part Thirty One of the frontal lobe deficits that brain injury survivors have is making decisions and this can coincide with handling money after TBI. You said that people say you make bad decisions.  Why do they say that? Well, this for an example, I have..
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Researchers Closer To Gauging The Timeframe For Concussion Recovery

Posted on March 8, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

Researchers appear to be making progress determining what is an accurate recovery time for athletes who suffer concussions, according to a recent story in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Editor’s Note: We remain skeptical about the motive for such research or the clinical value it will have. http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/health/s_783884.html# The story is about..
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Motivation after TBI: Motivation/Memory Remain Despite TBI

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Motivation after TBI: Kelly Part Twenty Nine While any analysis based on a single interview and “self-report” is potentially flawed, based upon our lengthy interview and her accomplishments since her severe brain injury, it appears Kelly has few deficits in many of the classic cognitive and frontal areas.  It is likely..
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Coca Cola Works Best for What Ales Her

Posted on March 7, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Part Twenty Eight By Attorney Gordon Johnson 800-992-9447 What problems do you have with fatigue? This is going to  sound really boring.  I really don’t have a problem with fatigue. Now, we’ve been doing this for a couple of hours now.  Are you starting to get tired? Not really.  But,..
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Natural Hormone Replacement for TBI: Stabilized Moods

Posted on March 6, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Natural Hormone Replacement for TBI: Kelly Part Twenty Seven In part twenty-seven Kelly and I talked about the importance of natural hormone replacement for TBI and how they help stabilize her moods. Are you taking any medications? Well, I’m taking cholesterol medication.  I’m taking antidepressant, one I chose for myself. So you..
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Difficulties with Noise after Brain Injury

Posted on March 5, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Difficulties with Noise after Brain Injury: Kelly Part Twenty Six While each TBI Voices story is unique, one of the purposes of this initiative was to describe in subjective terms, common deficits, so that the pattern of disability after brain injury could be best understood.  I turned my interview with Kelly..
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Sad Truth About TBI And Football: It’s The Game, Not the Concussions

Posted on March 4, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

Evidence is piling up that concussions aren’t just caused by a one blow to the head, by can be the result of many hits over a period of time. A two-year study conducted by Purdue University supports what traumatic brain injury experts such as myself have been seeing anecdotally, as in..
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Education After Brain Injury:Education Is an End In Itself

Posted on March 2, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Education After Brain Injury: Kelly Part Twenty Five Even though Kelly has never made a gainful living after her severe brain injury, it is worth stating that the cost of the education after brain injury she has received, is justified by the remarkable recovery she has had.  School is one of the..
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