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Simple tips understanding injuries are very different … Part 2 of 2

Following the minor accident she sustained many symptoms.  Some of the problems she recalls are: memory problems, an inability to focus, poor judgement, poor financial decisions, unable to balance a checkbook, unable to compensate, unable to sleep, increase in pain, extreme fatigue, irritability, unable to be independent because of level of fatigue, required assistance to accomplish activities of daily living, profound confusion, and finally an inability to work at career that was her passion.

Most importantly, she was unable to care for herself and struggled to parent her daughters. She did not qualify for rehabilitation. Now she wonders why her brain didn’t qualify for rehabilitation, but her amputation was covered daily for several months!  Was her leg considered more valuable than

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Should one stop and help or keep on going

I passed many accidents over the years as most of us do,  Read the rest of this entry »

 

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Overwhelmed? Not perfection but looking at the simple things in life that matter

It’s been a rough and overwhelming few weeks and I haven’t been able to post in advance or even keep up with the postings and I apologize for that.  Anyone who deals with these issues on a regular basis certainly understands that even with the best made plans…it’s still very unpredictable.  Things can simply appear wonderful, but in reality it’s an entirely different story. Read the rest of this entry »

 

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Are You Really A Different Person After Brain Injury?

How often do you heard you are not the same person?  In many ways you have changed but the struggle you deal with is partly owing to all the characteristics who made you what you are today.  You are still the same person, in the literal sense.  And so much of you can not change.  You just function differently physically, emotionally and in life itself. It’s this struggle within that is so difficult.  I tried to put into encouraging words the easiest way to understand why you are NOT a different person and why you struggle with this every day. Read the rest of this entry »

 

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