Download or read book Successfully Surviving a Brain Injury written by Garry Prowe and published by Garry Prowe. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book--which is based upon the experience of hundreds of people living with a brain injury, their families, and the medical professionals who treat them--will answer many of your questions. It will teach you: the basics of brain injury and the recovery and rehabilitation processes ; the wide range of impairments caused by a brain injury ; ways to make this stressful and exhausting time easier for you and your family ; what you need to know about health insurance and disability pay ; how a case manager and an attorney can help you ; the factors that influence how well someone recovers from a brain injury ; how to access the wide range of resources available to the families of brain injury survivors"--Cover, p. 4.
Download or read book Determination written by Keith Buff and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2010-07-22 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirty-six-year-old Keith Buff is on top of the world the morning of July 18, 1999. A successful businessman with a wife and three young children, he thinks nothing can go wrong. But at the conclusion of eighteen holes of golf in Rumson, New Jersey, his world suddenly goes blank. A CAT scan later reveals a brain hemorrhage. Buffs life is never the same. Unable to walk, talk, or even swallow, Buff persists in his fight for recovery. Determination is his story of finding the strength during the long and remarkable journey toward healing. Each chapter alternates between the comfort and privilege he enjoyed growing upsurfing, sailing, skateboarding, skiing, golfing, travel, parties, football, and funand his life following the brain hemorrhage episode with his persistent efforts at rehabilitation. A compelling story of hope and recovery, at times sad and yet with great humor, Determination encourages others to appreciate life and work hard to succeed in lifes journeyno matter the odds.
Download or read book Riding on the Sun written by Beverly Klug and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2020-11-06 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tangled world of traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) and their effects on those who suffer them is not readily understood by those in a person's sphere of influence on the 'outside,' family, friends and others. This book chronicles the author's personal journey of over 23 years during which she had to learn not only how to survive but to thrive following a TBI. The author was a professor in education at a large university when she was involved in a traffic accident. Thro
Download or read book Successfully Surviving a Brain Injury A Family Guidebook From the Emergency Room to Selecting a Rehabilitation Facility written by Garry Prowe and published by Garry Prowe. This book was released on 2010 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book--which is based upon the experience of hundreds of people living with a brain injury, their families, and the medical professionals who treat them--will answer many of your questions. It will teach you: the basics of brain injury and the recovery and rehabilitation processes ; the wide range of impairments caused by a brain injury ; ways to make this stressful and exhausting time easier for you and your family ; what you need to know about health insurance and disability pay ; how a case manager and an attorney can help you ; the factors that influence how well someone recovers from a brain injury ; how to access the wide range of resources available to the families of brain injury survivors"--Cover, p. 4.
Download or read book Hitch Your Wagon to a Shooting Star written by Nancy Lee Parker and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011-11-28 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent data shows that, on average, approximately 1.7 million people sustain some form of brain injury that disrupts the normal function of the brain. Each year, injuries contribute to a substantial number of deaths and causes permanent disability, if too severe. HITCH YOUR WAGON TO A SHOOTING STAR is a self-help book for all survivors of brain injuries (slight or severe) to help them put their lives back on track. The book tells a survivor's true story of how she came full circle in her recovery after having a brain aneurysm, coupled with spinal meningitis acquired in the hospital, which left her paralyzed on one side with the loss of many cognitive abilities. She tells how she has coped with the aftermath of losing aptitudes and abilities and becoming a person with a disability. She returned to college, received her Master's Degree, and is now a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, dedicated to helping other survivors.
Download or read book Metamorphosis Surviving Brain Injury written by David A. Grant and published by . This book was released on 2012-10-10 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At first glance, you might be tempted to think this is simply a book about recovering from a traumatic life experience, but it is so much more. A real-life tale with unexpected twists and turns, chance meetings that will shock you and amaze you, it is the story of true triumph and victory of the human spirit. It is a story about the ability to overcome insurmountable odds with dignity and tenacity and a splash of humor. No matter what your current life circumstances may be, you'll come away with the feeling of hope... hope for the future and hope in the genuine goodness of humanity. Learn about brain injury from an insiders point of view. Survivors and medical professionals alike will better understand what life is like after sustaining a traumatic brain injury A nationally published author before his accident, David draws from a lifetime of experience in his newest book, Metamorphosis, Surviving Brain Injury. Often truth is indeed stranger than fiction. You'll read about his triumphs over seemingly insurmountable situations, share in heartbreak and perhaps learn a little about yourself along the way. It is a tale of true victory of the human spirit. David's brain injury has cost him a lot, but he still retains the gift of adding richly textured and meaningful words to life experiences. By reading Metamorphosis, Surviving Brain Injury, you’ll come away with a real feel about what life is like living with a TBI.
Download or read book Realistic Hope written by Mark Palmer and published by Realistic Hope. This book was released on 2009-08-31 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Realistic Hope is a concise, helpful book for survivors of TBI-or any life-threatening trauma or illness-and their family members, friends, and healthcare practitioners.
Download or read book Thriving After a Severe Traumatic Brain Injury written by Donavan Vliet and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-10-26 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about my traumatic brain injury recovery since 1969. I have with a traumatic brain injury (TBI) for almost fifty years. The accident happened when I was 11. This book documents my struggle to survive through the good days as well as the bad days. Writing this book encourages me to move forward in spite of the brain change. The messages conveyed in this book has inspired me to pick up the TBI mantle and expand my vision of what is possible after the injury. This book encourages me to overcome any obstacle and achieve my dream. As I constantly stretch forward and live my life to the fullest, I know that the next adventure is going to be better, greater. At times it seems like I am in a "brain fog" as a result of the injury. Dealing with a brain injury is not easy. The situation of brain-impairment may not change in my lifetime. Sure I have overcome obstacles, however like most brain injury survivors I have to be vigilant otherwise negative thoughts will overcome me. Negative thoughts are bound to appear, but I have the right to not let them take rest in my life. I must pay attention to what plays in my mind. I only give thoughts of hope, thoughts of faith and thoughts of victory space to run in my mind, not thoughts of despair or disappointment. This book is testimony that I have been refreshed mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and physically by my recovery in the past and today. Better things tomorrow are just around the corner. Things that go wrong can shape me or scar me. However, I choose to live happy. My attitude has been affected by the traumatic brain injury I suffered, but still I have gratitude that I am alive. I could have been killed in the accident. TBI is a hard and lonely experience to go through, filled with disappointments and uphill battles, but sometimes in life, the most painful lessons are best remembered. TBI is like navigating the maze with a blindfold. My hope is that these words help you in some way, and that you believe you can and that you will have a fulfilling life. With TBI the chaos of life is often too much for my sensitive brain to handle. Doctor visits and hospital stays are their own trials with a brain injury. It doesn't have to be a battle. I just have to learn and adjust to the brain change. In 1969, as a brain injury survivor I was misunderstood. I was either dead or visibly disabled (speech or motion defects), or I was just fine. I fell into the "just fine" group. No instruction to see a neurologist or mental health professional, or counselor was given. No emphasis to medicate problems was given; of course, there was probably no medicine to prescribe that would help. The brain is the stuff in my skull. But the mind is a lot like the Internet, a map of information collected from all my experiences and interaction with other people. I have a lot more power to decide what and when I do life than I think. Most my experiences were formed after the accident as I was still developing experiences when the injury occurred because I was a young teenager. I was still learning who I was and how I fit into life. I make mistakes, however I thrive in my recovery by staying connected in my relationships and seeking solutions to the injury I suffered, working around the obstacles and setbacks I encounter. Through the process of looking in the rearview mirror of my life for the past 49+ years--looking at the triumphs, the hardships, the joys, the fears--I can see that life transcends traumatic brain injury. I have had many successes, many failures, made many mistakes, yet I keep moving forward.Brain injury is a hard and lonely experience to go through, filled with disappoointments and uphill battles, but sometimes in life, the most painful lessons are best remembered. Overcoming challenges is the fuel that keeps me going to reach the next level. Attempting to smooth out the potholes and rough spots makes life easier.
Download or read book Being Here written by Jake Band and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2015-10-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a result of surviving a traumatic brain injury (TBI), the -cannots, - -will nots, - and -certainly nevers- well outnumbered everything else still in Jake's life. While having all the odds against him, but with the support of his family, Jake faced wall after wall of difficulties. Running into one of his emergency room (ER) doctors about six years after the accident, Jake was told in reference to his achievements after surviving his TBI that he was one in a billion. The ER doc went on to say another digit should be added to the billion for every notable achievement Jake makes in the future. Starting in Jake's tough months of being an inpatient at the rehab, and covering the first twelve years post injury, this book uses Jake's life history as a foundation to inform the reader of Jake's findings, both in and out of the rehab, both in and out of school, and even includes his professional research findings on many different subjects involving surviving a TBI. While Jake's intentions are to help the reader keep her/his hope(s) alive and/or find the ability to overcome his or her own difficulties after surviving a TBI, or to help the families of survivors do the same. This book is also intended to be good for students or professionals in the field of treating those who have survived a TBI as well.
Download or read book Brain Injury Advocates written by Susan C. Hultberg and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2012 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this groundbreaking book, tbi survivor advocate Sue Hultberg explores the lives, struggles, and issues of people with traumatic and other acquired brain injuries. She examines the origins of the acquired brain injury human and civil rights movement, and she presents an analysis of the key policy and priority agenda for people with brain injuries. She describes how individuals with brain injuries set out to engage in independent policy advocacy at the all-survivor Brain Injury Network. She also singles out some of the advocacy-related work of several dozen other brain injury survivors who work, write, or volunteer in and for the brain injury survivor community. The author draws on her own personal, twenty-five-year-plus, post-tbi journey. She recounts her transformation from accident victim, to traumatic brain injury (tbi) survivor, to community policy advocate, and she expands on what it takes to be a good brain injury survivor advocate (SABI). The author explains why patients with brain injuries need the medical community to emphasize a post traumatic brain injury syndrome brain injury classification. She also argues that children should never play tackle football or other contact sports (such as boxing) because the risk of sustaining concussions or other brain injury is just too great. She discusses the poverty, harassment, lack of needed services, and stigma that individuals in the brain injury community encounter. She asserts that such terms as brain damaged, brain injury victim, and persistent vegetative state are politically incorrect. She shares policies that could improve quality of life for people with brain injuries who live in nursing homes or other assisted living facilities. She also outlines a selection of protective laws that could shield society from brain injuries. The author details how important privacy protections for people with brain injuries are undermined by the U.S. government, online social communities, and some medical and other professionals. She also elaborates on how the apparent confusion in concussion (mild traumatic brain injury) and postconcussion definitions, diagnosis, and treatment are making life more difficult for many individuals with brain injuries. The book caps off with an exploration of the various fundamental human rights that individuals with cognitive, physical, and other disabilities from brain injuries have, including the rights to privacy, safety, happiness, liberty, and up-to-date and adequate medical care. This well-researched book by a TBI survivor author who has professional and scholarly credentials contains an appendix listing books and other materials by individuals with brain injuries. There is also a cross-referenced index. This book is about people with acquired brain injuries from aneurysm, anoxic or hypoxic injury, illness, stroke, toxin, trauma, or tumor. It is intended for survivors of brain injuries who have turned the corner in their recovery and who want to pay back by helping our community. It is also a must-read book for every advocate, family caregiver, policy maker, professional, program manager, service provider, system administrator, or other brain injury, third-party stakeholder.
Download or read book Damage Control written by Phil Slott and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-01-20 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's October of 1993 in Hawaii. A drunk driver hurtles toward a bend in the road. From the opposite direction, accomplished advertising creative and triathlete Phil Slott takes a routine drive. As he eases into the bend, he meets the drunk driver skidding into the wrong lane and, in one second, Phil's life takes a dramatic turn. As he struggles to stay alive in the ICU, Phil's organs, bones, and much of his brain are broken. What he and everyone else come to realize is that his creative drive and passion remain intact. And these abilities serve as the foundation for his arduous yet inspiring road to recovery. This is more than his story. Written in collaboration with his wife, Mary Spears, Damage Control: A Brain Injury Survivor Helps You Beat the Odds is a tough-love conversation and guide for those who have survived a traumatic brain injury (TBI) to help them regain hope and quality of life.
Download or read book How I Survived My Husband s Brain Injury written by Casey Bachus and published by Tate Pub & Enterprises Llc. This book was released on 2013-06 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Every 21 Seconds written by Brian Sweeney and published by . This book was released on 2017-05-04 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every 21 Seconds, someone is affected by a traumatic brain injury. Every 21 Seconds, a CEO, a preschool teacher, a next-door neighbor endures a life-altering injury. For Brian Sweeney--a father, a successful businessman--a fun-filled weekend with lifelong friends evolved into a life changed forever. From the hospital bed to the boardroom, follow the trials and triumphs of Brian Sweeney, father, successful businessman, traumatic brain injury survivor. Every 21 Seconds... Every 21 seconds" chronicles the hidden complexities experienced after traumatic brain injury, as can only be told by a survivor. Mr. Sweeney describes the 'roller coaster ride' from the time of injury to the present, involving himself, family, friends and employers. Th e misunderstandings, biases, and injustices are clearly described along with wonderful insights to his abilities and disabilities. His struggle is a guide to patients and those who love and care for those individuals effected by brain injury. James A. Young, M.D. Chairperson, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Rush University Medical Center Chicago, Illinois Every 21 seconds is the most honest book written by a TBI survivor that I have ever read. I am the mother of a 25-year old daughter who suff ered the devastating effects of a traumatic brain injury three years ago and I believe I have read almost all of the books written on this topic.
Download or read book Against All Odds written by Craig W. Meyers and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A survivor's true account of the events associated with critical brain trauma, a story readers are not likely to encounter every day. The author's unique exploits battling the effects of a severe head injury have the capacity for mass readership because of the diverse, compelling range of physical, cognitive, emotional, and societal symptoms typical of this malady.
Download or read book Living with Mild Brain Injury written by Pauline O'Connor and published by After Brain Injury: Survivor Stories. This book was released on 2020 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This important book presents a unique, personal account of the impact a mild traumatic brain injury can have. It tells the story of Pauline, who was 33 when a late football tackle caused a bleed in her brain which went undiscovered for 18 months. The account includes descriptions of hidden symptoms of concussion and post-concussion syndrome, pitfalls in diagnoses, the uneven progress of recovery and the effect of the varied reactions which others have to an acquired brain injury. The author incorporates memories alongside extracts from clinic notes, diary entries and emails to reflect the disjointed progress of diagnosis and recovery as- although similar- no two head injuries are the same. Through this book, the reader gains an appreciation of the confusion experienced by many brain injury survivors, which sheds light on why some may develop unusual behavior or mental health issues, and how such issues can be alleviated. Brain injuries are poorly understood by the general public and this can lead to difficult interactions. Moreover, complications in diagnosis means some may not realize they have this milder form of brain injury. This book will enlighten brain injury survivors and affected families and allow professionals an insight into their patients' experiences. As concerns grow over the risks which contact sports pose, this book shows how even mild brain injuries can wreak havoc with careers, relationships and one's sense of self, but that a happy life can still be found.
Download or read book Survive and Thrive written by Lynda Mcguirk and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-07-25 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lynda McGuirk survived a motor vehicle accident in the Berkshire Mountains of Western Massachusetts that landed her in a coma for six weeks. When McGuirk regained consciousness, she learned that she'd suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI), a condition that made even simple things in life difficult. As McGuirk searched for resources to ease the transition, she found plenty of books by neurologists and social workers, but very few written by actual survivors of TBI-people with first-hand knowledge of the experience of piecing a life back together after a brain injury. So, after getting her own life back on track, McGuirk decided to fill the void and wrote this simple yet powerful guide to help anyone who has suffered a TBI to reclaim and enjoy his or her life. With her intimate knowledge of the challenges faced by survivors and the arduous recovery process, McGuirk equips readers to tackle head-on the challenges of reentering life after TBI, including straightening out finances, dealing with housing challenges, and resuming work. With humor, grace, and compassion, McGuirk shares her experiences as a patient and survivor in the hope of encouraging others affected by TBI in their journey toward recovery.
Download or read book Falling Away from You written by Nicole Bingaman and published by . This book was released on 2014-07-12 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On Thanksgiving Eve 2012, the course of one young man's life would be forever changed. Falling Away from You tells the story of Taylor Bingaman and his journey through the world of Traumatic Brain Injury. Taylor's mother, Nicole, shares the story as she recounts the events that happened as the result of a devastating fall down the stairs in their family home. Nicole brings to life what happens in Taylor's accident through his continual recovery in a very personal and candid way. She expresses the idea that it takes a village to have a successful recovery and it merely begins in the operating room. This book will remind you that each day is a precious and irreplaceable gift. It will show you that love and time do play a part in healing. Falling Away from You is a perspective of hope in the midst of tragedy, triumph in the face of what seemed like unbeatable odds, and how one family came together to help bring back the son and brother they loved so much. It is a realistic perspective on courage, determination and one young man's struggle and drive to beat the odds, one step at a time.
