All posts tagged 'TBI'

Return Home Post TBI: Going Home to Parents

Posted on October 16th, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Return Home Post TBI: Lori Part Nine  In part nine we talked to Lori about her return home post TBI and in her case it was returning to live with her parents instead of to the apartment she lived in before her severe brain injury.   You were able to go..
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Speech Pathology Post Severe Brain Injury

Posted on October 11th, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Speech Pathology Post Severe Brain Injury: Lori Part Seven  We discuss Lori’s speech pathology post severe brain injury in Part Seven and how much of a role in her recovery this played. Tell me about the speech pathology post severe brain injury you got while you were an inpatient. I remember when..
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Hospital Stay after Severe Brain Injury

Posted on October 10th, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Hospital Stay after Severe Brain Injury: Lori Part Six In Part Six we talked to Lori about her hospital stay after severe brain injury. Her memories of this time are very vague. Now let’s go back and talk about how what happened to you in terms of that first period after..
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Prior to Brain Injury: Who Was this Survivor

Posted on October 4th, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Prior to Brain Injury: Lori Part Four   In this part we talk to Lori about who she was prior to brain injury.  What was her life like prior to the accident and prior to brain injury.   Let’s talk about who you were before you got hurt prior to brain..
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Brain Pathology and the Nature of Injuries

Posted on October 4th, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Brain Pathology : Lori Part Three  In Part Three we will discuss with Lori her brain pathology and the nature of her injuries.  She states that the left parietal brain pathology is the part that was injured.  We also talk about the her parents grief and how to this day it..
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Doug-Vocational Rehabilitation After Brain Injury

Posted on September 28th, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Doug Part Seven – Vocational Rehabilitation After Brain Injury  http://tbivoices.com/blog/uncategorized/vocational-reintegration-after-severe-brain-injury/ Continuous mental work helps to re-wire damaged pathways in the brain, which ultimately results in better long-term outcomes for people who have suffered a traumatic brain injury. Vocational rehabilitation and community re-integration ideally could work in tandem to help achieve..
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Doug-Transitioning To The Real World

Posted on September 25th, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Doug Part Four – Transitioning to the Real World: http://tbivoices.com/blog/uncategorized/doug-transitioning-to-the-real-world/ Doug was at Clearview for 13 months where he received therapy 6 days a week, the goal being to transition into living on his own as much as possible, as opposed to being placed in a nursing home or group..
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Doug-Ignored Warning Results in TBI

Posted on September 20th, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Doug Story Begins – Ignored Warning Results in TBI:  http://tbivoices.com/blog/uncategorized/dougs-story-–-an-ignored-warning-results-in-coma/ Doug’s brain injury occurred as a result of ignoring a warning—his car’s squeaky brake sounds. Even a friend tried to convince him to have his brakes checked immediately, but he assured her that he could make it to the next..
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Chris-Can We Maintain The Miracle?

Posted on September 19th, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Chris Part Nine – Looking Forward – Can We Maintain the Miracle?: http://tbivoices.com/blog/uncategorized/looking-forward-for-chris/   Chris’s story concludes with advice from her mother, final thoughts from Chris and some other important issues regarding ideal ongoing support for people like Chris who have survived the tragic consequences of a brain injury. To..
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Chris-Persisting Deficits Include Executive Functioning

Posted on September 17th, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Chris Part Eight – Persisting Deficits Include Executive Functioning: https://tbilaw.com/tbivoices/chriss-persisting-deficits/ Chris’s Mom talks about problems Chris continues to have: difficulty with motivation, planning, reasoning & making decisions, impulsiveness, roller coaster moods and emotions, self-centered behavior (i.e.,tendency to understand and see the world only from her perspective), difficulty inhibiting her emotions, and..
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