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Medflighted for Brain Surgery After TBI

Posted on January 24, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Medflighted for Brain Surgery Our story of Kelly’s severe brain injury from a horse bridling accident continues and how she was medflighted for brain surgery to Brackenridge Trauma Center in Austin : What Determined Kelly Being Medflighted for Brain Surgery What happened to you after you got hurt? The ranch owner..
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Subdural Hematoma Caused by Horse Bridling Error

Posted on January 23, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Subdural Hematoma Caused by Horse Bridling Error: Kelly Part One Kelly and I discussed the subdural hematoma that occurred when she was trying to bridle and untamed horse. The moments, the impulses that change lives.  Yet, sometimes, despite profound brain injury, people remain remarkably the same person.  Disability has been added,..
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To Focus On Her TBI Recovery, Giffords Resigns From Congress

Posted on January 22, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

U.S. Rep. Gabrielle “Gabby” Giffords has made remarkable progress for someone who was shot through the brain a year ago. Just surviving that gunshot wound was a miracle. But as I know from my career in traumatic brain injury, recovery is a long and difficult process. So, quite frankly, I was..
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Suit Filed In Philadelphia Against NFL By Ex-Players Over Concussions

Posted on January 21, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

The City of Brotherly Love is now the venue of three lawsuits filed by former pro-football players who claim their concussons lead to permanent brain injury. And a decision will soon be made about whether similar suits across the country should be consolidated there, according to the Associated Press. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505245_162-57362087/more-players-join-nfl-concussion-suits-file-in-pa/..
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Freestyle Skier Sarah Burke Dies Of Brain Injury in Training Accident

Posted on January 19, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

Freestyle skier Sarah Burke, 29, Thursday died of brain damage she sustained in an accident nine days ago, when she fell while practicing on the halfpipe in Salt Lake City, according to the Associated Press. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/story/2012-01-19/freestyle-skier-sarah-burke-death/52680120/1 Burke, a Canadian, had her ultimately fatal accident on the same halfpipe where champion snowboarder Kevin..
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Thoughts on Brain Injury Recovery: Final Thoughts

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Thoughts on Brain Injury Recovery: TJ Part Twenty Four Most of my interviews end with asking for words of connection to others who are new to brain injury community. So I asked Michelle and TJ their thoughts on brain injury recovery. I asked TJ: Now do you go to the TBI support..
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Attention After TBI: Memory and Attention Issues

Posted on January 18, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Attention After TBI: Part Twenty-Three  TJ talks about how is memory is better than it ever was.  He does have trouble with attention after TBI in certain situations although though as I did the interview,  I had his full attention. What problems do you have with your memory? It’s fair..
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Perpetual Restrictions After TBI: Trouble Adjusting

Posted on January 16, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Perpetual Restrictions After TBI: TJ Part Twenty Two In part twenty-two TJ talks about the perpetual restrictions after TBI that he faces in comparison before his severe brain injury. TJ’s Perpetual Restrictions After TBI What else is different about your life?  Living here at home.  I haven’t been at home since..
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Social Life After a TBI: Difficult to Find

Posted on January 13, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Social Life After a TBI: TJ Part Twenty-One One of TJ’s highest areas of pre-brain injury interest was his social life, particularly with members of the opposite sex.  Brain injury can dramatically impact a survivor’s love life and social life after a TBI.  TBI can impact a survivor’s sexuality physically and ..
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First Pearce, Now Burke, Fall Victim Of Brain Injury On The Half-Pipe

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Park City, Utah, has again become the scene of tragedy involving traumatic brain injury (TBI) and young athletes. As The New York Times pointed out Thursday, roughly two years ago champion snowboarder Kevin Pearce sustained TBI in an accident in Park City. And on Tuesday, Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke fell and hit..
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