School After Severe Brain Injury: Steven Part Ten It strikes me that you’ve had one sort of bright spot over the last six years which is this return to school after severe brain injury, is that accurate? Yes sir. How did you get into school after severe brain injury, this technology center?..
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Lost in Our Disability System: Steven Part Nine Steven and discussed the extent of his injuries. It took Steven five and a half years to get social security disability. A prime example of being lost in our disability system. As I understand it you were a triple trauma individual: You had significant..
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The National Football League’s next study of the long-term impact of concussions on players will be more expansive than its first effort, which was lambasted by Congress and independent physicians, according to The New York Times. In fact, one of the doctors leading the new research initiative joined the chorus of..
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Social Security Disability: Steven Part Eight Are you on Social Security Disability now? It took five and a half years. Yes, sir. That’s why she initially walked out. It literally was right after my second denial, and I guess when she realized there wasn’t any money coming, it was time to..
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Outpatient Therapy After TBI: Steven Part Seven Regarding Steven’s outpatient therapy after TBI, it only lasted as long as his Cobra did. Obama Care came with so many compromises, it is unlikely to help in this situation, even when it does come into effect. Like COBRA, as it is medical coverage..
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So it wasn’t the inferno of flames that killed Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Weldon when he was in the middle of a fiery 15-car pile-up last Sunday in Last Vegas. It was traumatic brain injury. The Clark County Office of Coroner/Medical Examiner (CCOCME) performed an autopsy on Wheldon earlier this week, and “determined the..
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Real World after Severe Brain Injury: Steven Part Six Steven was single at the time of his accident. He lived with roommates, who could not be expected to become caregivers. He was completely alienated from his family. Regardless of how much his ADL’s were prioritized in his therapy before discharge, he..
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Physical Side of the Brain Injury Disability: Steven Part Five On the physical side of the brain injury, brain injury is not just a cognitive disability. As the brain also runs the nervous system, the muscle, every organ, most severe brain injury comes with some significant physical disability. At almost every support..
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Amnesia Ends as He Leaves the Trauma Center: Steven Part Four In part four of Steven’s story we talk about how long of Steven’s amnesia was and when his amnesia ends. I focus much of our TBI Voices inquiries around amnesia for specific reasons. First, I believe that it is the best..
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Life Before Traumatic Brain Injury: Steven Part Three At 27 for many modern adults, family doesn’t really matter. Like so many young men of his age, he had roommates, an occasional girlfriend and parents were a non-factor. But making do in life without family after a severe injury is another matter...
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