TBI Voices

Head Injury in the Family : Otto Part One While it is not a unique circumstance, imagine how much more difficult dealing with a pediatric brain injury caused by a skull fracture to your nine year old daughter would be, if one of the parents of such child, also suffers serious..
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Motor Vehicle Wreck and TBI: Otto Part Two We know a little bit about Otto already with his  motor vehicle wreck and TBI because of his contributions to Nancy’s story and the interweaving of his injuries with hers.  See http://www.tbivoices.com/blog/index.php/braininjury/nancy-winter-wreck-leaves-9-year-old-girl-with-skull-fracture/  I asked him for more details about himself and the motor vehicle..
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Ankle Fracture: Otto Part Three We pick up Otto’s story through the narrator of his wife.  He is still in St. Germaine and she is in Madison, there daughter Nancy made if through the initial surgery to fix her skull, in her phone calls with him, he doesn’t seem to be..
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Wife Concerns About Brain Injury: Otto Part Four In Part Four I talked to Otto’s wife. No one would pay attention to his Wife concerns about brain injury  that he may had suffered. At some point while he’s in the hospital for his initial injuries does anybody figure out that he’s had..
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Challenges Identifying Amnesia: Otto Part Five There was some challenges identifying amnesia when it came to Otto. As important as amnesia is in assessing the potential severity of a severe brain injury, it is absolutely critical element to diagnosing a mild traumatic brain injury.  There are four acute events which define the..
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Brain Injury Residuals: Otto Part Six It has been nine years since the wreck and Otto appears completely normal in my interview.  He is sharp, reasoned, personable with a nice laugh and sense of humor.  He has returned to work and to coaching.  Like 85-90% of those with a concussion, he..
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Being a TBI Survivor: Part Seven – Conclusion   With Otto, the significant brain injury in his life, was not his own, but his daughters. Our discussion concludes on being a TBI survivors parent. We’ve been going a long time and we’ve been at this for several hours now on you being..
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