TBI Voices

TBI Rehabilitation: Mike Part Eleven TBI rehabilitation done right is a long road, often with multiple stops.  His wife tells that Mike’s started his journey of TBI rehabilitation in St. Vincents.       51 days, from September 1 until October 21.  October 21 he gets moved to Clearview Brain..
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Severe TBI: Mike Part Twelve Mike, with his severe TBI, sat through my entire interview of his wife, at times reminding her not to use his real name, other times shaking in agreement –  occasionally correcting his wife and doing so accurately.  On the conclusion of my interview with her,..
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Brain Injury Rehabilitation: Mike Part Thirteen Our interview took place in the rehab center, Clearview Treatment Center, in Juneau, WI which specializes in brain injury rehabilitation. The more we fight for better care, the more places that provide such care, will continue to exist.   See http://clearviewtreatment.com Clearview has been an..
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Rehabilitation from Brain Injury: MikePart Fourteen We can picture the numerous television stories of the struggle and pain a professional athlete goes through in rehabilitating an injured knee.  Rehabilitation from brain injury is a slower process, a seemingly less intense process, which is in reality so much harder because the..
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Brain Injury Transitioning Home: Mike Part Fifteen When done right, brain injury transitioning home, is a gradual one, begun with “furloughs”, allowing the survivor to go home for a few days at a time.  Sometimes, the return home is followed up by short stays in rehab, tune-ups so to speak. ..
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Words for Other TBI Survivors: Mike Part Sixteen For Mike and his wife, recovery from severe brain injury and coma has been a partnership, a partnership that all those impacted by  TBI can learn from.  To conclude our Mike story, I turned to Mike for his words for other TBI..
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