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SUBSCRIBE (RSS feed )- Let’s light the world with hope…togetherOriginally posted on Craig's Quotes: pictures from http://www.traumaticbraininjurytbi.wordpress.com and http://www.livingwithheadbraininjury.wordpress.com picture (below) great) from http://www.fromasparktoaflame.wordpress.com http://www.beliefhope.wordpress.com and https://achampionofhope.wordpress.com/ from http://www.inspiringvideo.wordpress.com and […]
- My Jumbled Brainhttps://www.jumbledbrain.com/ http://www.traumaticbraininjury.wordpress.com doing everything ‘on impulse’ and one thought just pops into my head, then another . ,so who knows what comes next…where this leads …and where the “story” goes ??? (not even “the nurse”! from http://www.facebook.com/livingwithheadinjury My other blogs … Continue reading → […]
- “Perhaps the ultimate purpose of life itself is the testing of the human spirit…”Originally posted on Craig's List of Writings: https://craigsbooks.wordpress.com/2020/01/14/perhaps-the-ultimate-purpose-of-life-itself-is-the-testing-of-the-human-spirit/ Originally posted on BOOKS BY CRAIG LOCK: “Perhaps the ultimate purpose of life itself is the testing of the human spirit, to develop out of it something better, more nearly perfect.… […]
- “I make art through writing …and words are my tools.”Originally posted on THE DRIVER, THE NURSE AND THE WRITER: https://craigsbooks.wordpress.com/2020/01/12/i-make-art-through-writing-and-words-are-my-tools-3/ http://www.racetothechequeredflag.wordpress.com and http://www.lifeisgodsnovel.wordpress.com “of chaos”, or so says “the nurse” from http://www.headbraininjury.wordpress.com and http://www.traumaticbrain […]
- How great thou art (by Elvis Presley)Originally posted on A new Book: Writing into the Light: https://beyondthezonespirit.wordpress.com/2019/10/04/how-great-thou-art-by-elvis-presley-3/ Originally posted on Beyond the Zone: God and The Spiritual Journey: from https://craigsbooks.wordpress.com/2019/07/20/how-great-thou-art-by-elvis-presley-3/ Shared by “the ‘not so great’ totally unmusical world […]
- My Wife’s Life-Changing Freak Accident & her Battle with a Traumatic Brain Injury.Originally posted on Ten Thousand Days: I originally shared the story of Shelly’s inspiring journey almost two years ago. It’s since been published by sites such as The Mighty and Love What Matters as well as being shared by MSN…
- Recovery from Traumatic Brain InjuryOriginally posted on Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI: Just thinking of doing a book on this subject, as inspired by Alan Boss’s work see https://allanboss.com/books-writing/ and https://allanboss.com/2019/12/09/tbi-and-ways-to-recover/ 1. Realization 1: Make a decision. 2. Realization 2: Rely on those around you.…
- Craig’s List of blogs (about 300 of them at WordPress)Originally posted on BOOKS BY CRAIG LOCK: via Craig’s List of blogs (about 300 of them at WordPress) and https://craigswritingjourney.wordpress.com/ “If the doctor told me I had six minutes to live, I’d type a little faster.” and/or ask: “Doc, do…
- Horror speedway crash: Racer’s wife told to be ‘prepared to say goodbye’Originally posted on Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI: Horror speedway crash: Racer’s wife told to be ‘prepared to say goodbye’ https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12292772 Speedway driver Stuart Marshall almost lost his life in a horror racing crash in March. Nine months on, he and…
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How does a severe brain injury affect the individual? How does a severe brain injury affect the individual? A severe brain injury produces physiological, cognitive, emotional, psychological and behavioural changes. Some individuals develop medical problems related to specific … Continue reading
The Hidden Handicap – the Silent Epidemic
THE HIDDEN HANDICAP* – THE SILENT EPIDEMIC*
CLIMBING THE EVEREST WITHIN
Subnitter’s Note
The following piece is from information that I’ve researched and collected over the past twenty-five years. Some of the writings are words from my own experiences and much material from sources unknown (some of which has been re-written and re-phrased by me). I am sharing this information in the spirit of promoting greater awareness of head (or brain) injury, as well as helping and hopefully encouraging “victims of the hidden ‘handicap’” to realise their full potentials and be all that they are capable of achieving, being and becoming.
Craig Lock
October 2005
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Some introductory comments re the title of this article
* because it can’t be seen and brain /head damaged people look perfectly “normal” (what’s that!).
NB: NO, I don’t necessarily see it, this label as a ‘handicap’, but rather as an opportunity for personal growth.
Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed* of an equal or greater benefit.”
– Napoleon Hill (in his great book ‘Think and Grow Rich’)
* this should perhaps read “rather the POTENTIAL seed” in cases of head (brain) damage
“Just because a brain has been damaged, does NOT necessarily have to affect the human mind…and so the quality and height of our thoughts!”
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An Open Book: My Story, My “little” Life
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An Open Book: My Story, My “little” Life Updated Kindle version at http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MD4U9QQ Also now available in paperback at http://www.amazon.com/Open-Book-little-Normal-Anyway/dp/1494903938 Many people over the years have said I should write…
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Second Chance to Live Sharing Hope in the Face of Adversity — One Piece at a Time Read about Craig Phillips’s inspiring story Also click on http://secondchancetolive.wordpress.com/
Living with Long-Term Brain (Head) Injury
INTRODUCTION
Here is some “info”, that I summarised from a radio interview with a UK film-maker by the name of William Fairbank (http://www.williamfairbank.com) talking about the “hidden handicap, the silent epidemic”. (“It could have been me speaking” . . . but not nearly as eloquently* as William!)
*big word, eh!
Head injury has become a common problem throughout the world. Many of the more severe injuries are related to road traffic and horse riding accidents. As an example, in Great Britain about 15 patients every hour are admitted to hospital for observation, because of head injury and every 2 hours one of these will die. Head injury is implicated in 1 of all deaths and 50% OF ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT DEATHS. Head injury is particularly prevalent in the age group between 10 and 25. CONCUSSION has occurred, whenever patients cannot remember the actual blow that made them unconscious.
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WILLIAM FAIRBANKS Interview with Kathryn Ryan on National Radio (4th Feb 2010)
LONG-TERM BRAIN INJURY
“There is excellent medical care immediately post-trauma. However, there is little follow-up after the initial trauma. Every day I have to come to terms with my brain injury, to learn. I don’t handle interruptions. It’s like being in a movie. Each person with a brain injury is different…and is affected in different ways. I do one thing at a time – break into little tasks. I really live in the present. No-one ever explained to me how to cope, how to deal with everyday living. I had to learn strategies for myself.
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