Date: 10/6/2008 10:09 PM By DAVID TWIDDYAssociated Press Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The man accused of murdering 3-year-old Erica Green kicked her in the head but didn’t mean to kill her, his attorney told a jury Monday in the case of a victim the city mourned for four..
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Date: 9/23/2008 6:23 PM By PAULINE JELINEK Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) _ The government is more than quadrupling monthly payments to some veterans suffering brain injuries, as the number of such war wounds mounts from the roadside bombings of Iraq and Afghanistan. The new compensation is based on the..
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I have always called it the Defense of Misdirection. This year, is an election year, and I have an easier term for people to understand: SPIN. Spin is what defense attorney’s do. They spin everything, ignoring the obvious and coming up with some type of misdirection to disregard the diagnosis..
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Yesterday I commented on the intersection of news about Iraq War veterans and the death of an NFL player. Today, we focus more on the synergistic effect of the interplay between brain injury and emotional problems. It was reported in the April 19, 2008 edition of the Science Daily that..
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My internet news today had an intersecting of two recurring themes in the brain injury world, with that of an unexpected death of a former NFL player. The first theme is the difficulties retired NFL players have with disability. The second theme the degree of depression found in post Iraq..
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From the Brain Injury Association of Wisconsin: Dear Members and Donors: The following conference offering was sent to us from the BIAA. We are forwarding to you for your information. The Center of Excellence for Sexual Health invites you to join elected officials, public and private agency leaders, healthcare professionals,..
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From our frequent contributor, Cindy: Hi Everyone, Just had a “cognitive workout” in the container garden today, and thought I’d share some of my adventures and problem-solving with you. While surfing the web, I came upon a gardening practice which I had never heard…growing tomatoes upside! There are supposedly many..
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This week, we will focus on emotional issues after TBI. I will begin with a contribution from an old TBI from entitled Hope For Anger by Stephanie St. Claire: There is help and hope for out of control anger. I no longer put holes in doors trying to get through..
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Last week, we talked about the term “invisible injury” as used by the Brain Injury Association, to describe brain injury and its application to discrimination against seizure dogs. That topic transitions to today’s blog about how we identify an “invisible injury”, such as brain injury. So how do we see..
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I have never been a big fan of the politically correct terms when discussing brain injury, hence my own coining of the term ©Subtle Brain Injury in 1999. See http://subtlebraininjury.com Having served on several boards where all they did was argue about what were the appropriate 30 words to put..
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