All posts tagged 'traumatic brain injury'

Chris-Return to Work and Vocational Disability

Posted on September 12th, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Chris Part Seven – Return to Work & Vocational Disability: http://tbivoices.com/blog/uncategorized/return-to-work-and-vocational-disability/ Chris worked for a shoe company before her accident. After her accident, she returned and worked there part-time for 4 years typing in ordering information, Chris was eventually fired due to problems with attendance. As is typical with many..
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Chris-School Plays an Important Role in Progress

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

Chris Part Six – School Plays an Important Role in Progress: http://tbivoices.com/blog/uncategorized/school-assisted-chris-with-progress/ After Chris returned home from the nursing home, high school and Chris’s friends played the next important step in her recovery process from brain injury. Living in a small community has its advantages: people rallied together and asked..
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Chris-Returns Home, Not a Simple Reunion

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

Chris Part Five – Chris returns home, but it was not just a simple reunion: http://tbivoices.com/blog/uncategorized/chriss-return-home/ Chris and her mother talk about the 10-month transition from a nursing home to her family home after recovering from a coma. Concerns for Chris focus on difficulties such as managing stairs and friends..
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Chris-Clearview Key For Recovery From Coma

Posted on September 7th, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Chris Part Four – Clearview Key for Recovery from Coma: http://tbivoices.com/blog/uncategorized/clearview-key-stage-for-chriss-recovery/   Chris’s recovery at Sacred Heart was at a standstill, so she was transferred again to Clearview in Juneau, Wisconsin. It was while she was in Clearview that she began to make progress. Before the transfer to Clearview, she..
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Chris-Emerging From The Coma

Posted on September 6th, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Chris Part Three – Emerging from the Coma – Not Like In a Soap Opera: http://tbivoices.com/blog/uncategorized/emerging-from-a-coma/ Emerging from her coma was nothing like one would see on television. For her it was slow and unpredictable process. Making the coma more difficult for her mother was that the information she needed..
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Woman Sues Over Brain Injury From Nebraska Football Clinic

Posted on September 5th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

This is not what you want to happen when you sign up for a football clinic. Beverly Morgan, 66, of Lincoln, Neb., has filed a lawsuit claiming that she sustained a brain injury while participating in a class to learn about football with Nebraska Husker offensive coordinator Tim Beck, according..
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NFL Pledges $30 Million To NIH For Brain Injury Research

Posted on September 5th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

The National Football League appears to be stepping up to the plate when it comes to brain injury research. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced Wednesday that the league will provide $30 million in funding for medical research, mainly on brain injury, to the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health..
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Chris-Severe Brain Injury With Coma

Posted on September 5th, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Chris Part Two – Severe Brain Injury with Coma: http://tbivoices.com/blog/uncategorized/understanding-severity-of-chris’s-brain-injury/   At the time of her injury, Chris was a typical 10th grade girl who loved shopping and hanging out with her friends. Her coma, which lasted months, left her with severe physical problems, some of which were caused by..
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Inflatable Airbag Bike Helmet Is Now An Option For Helmet Haters

Posted on September 4th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

We know that there are bike riders who would rather risk traumatic brain injury than wear a helmet. Well, two Swedish women have come up with a product for them. For those who are too vain to wear a helmet, don’t want to mess up their hair, or think they..
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Betty – Don’t Ever Give Up

Posted on August 31st, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Betty Concludes in Part 12 –  Don’t Ever Give Up: http://tbivoices.com/blog/uncategorized/dont-ever-give-up-after-brain-injury/ Betty concludes with words for the brain injury community, both survivor and family that one must never give up, be the best you can be today and that tomorrow you will be even better.   NEXT…Chris’s Story Begins