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- “It is not as important to succeed, as to persevere”
- “I believe every one of us is born with a purpose”
- Possibility Thinking
- “Compare it (your head) to a jelly in a bowl. The bowl is the skull – a strong, protective container – and the jelly (the brain) is nestled within. …”
- Don’t Quit
- “When you can see no light at the end of the tunnel, light your own candle and let your light illuminate the world, like the radiance from a window at midnight.” That’s a metaphor, BTW
- “If you have knowledge, let others light a candle to it”
- The cognitive effects of brain injury
- ‘I get by with a little help from my friends’
Category Archives: survivors
A SHORT EXTRACT FROM MY BOOK ‘STIRLING’
A SHORT EXTRACT FROM MY BOOK ‘STIRLING’ THE FLICKERING cine film has all the compulsive horror of the footage of the John F. Kennedy assassination. In a sickening blur of speed, the Walker Lotus 18/21 racing car leaves the track … Continue reading
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.
Difficulties in ‘making connections’: Continue reading
Pamela Jansen
http://pamelajansen.com/author.htm It is often said that life is not about the things that happen to you but instead the grace with which you handle them… Pamela’s story is inspiring, her courage outstanding. Despite the fact that on a night nearly 30 … Continue reading
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“We who have had a traumatic brain injury are as human as everybody else…”
“We who have had a traumatic brain injury are as human as everybody else.” The difference is that we have had a permanent change in our lifestyle and we have to accept it , because there is no cure. We … Continue reading
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Tagged brain injury, head injury, traumatic brain injury (TBI)
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Sharing some Information and Thoughts on Head and Brain Injury 
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