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Living your life with a brain injury is much more complex than physical survival and medical progress. These blog articles discuss the long term effects of brain injuries on relationships over time.
August 16th, 2018 |
Categories: Adjustment, Brain Injury Blog Postings, Sense of Self, Support |
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Having a Brain Injury Was Never the Plan! By Barbara Webster and The Amazing Framingham Brain Injury Survivor Support Group of The Brain Injury Assoc. of Massachusetts I never thought . . . It would be so hard to find the right medical care. Life could change so easily and so drastically […]
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August 7th, 2018 |
Categories: Anxiety, Attention, Behavior, Brain Injury Blog Postings, Brain Injury Journey Bulletin, Caregivers, Communication, Compassion Fatigue, Depression, Families, Fatigue, Mild Brain Injury, Stress |
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There’s always hope… Encouragement after TBI By Bill Herrin My dad would often tell me not to get discouraged, and as a young man, I didn’t understand why…sometimes it made me frustrated. What he knew (that I didn’t at the time) was that he was preparing me for discouraging times in my life. […]
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February 26th, 2018 |
Categories: Adjustment, Anxiety, Brain Injury Blog Postings, Brain Injury Journey Bulletin, Grief and Loss, Sense of Self, Survivors |
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Loss of self is common after a traumatic brain injury, and can often leave survivors with the feelings of frustration, anger, confusion and more. Finding your “new normal” after loss of self, even when it means adapting to a different version of your old self is a viable option. This article addresses the challenges and encourages people facing this tough subject.
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January 24th, 2018 |
Categories: Anger, Anxiety, Brain Injury Blog Postings, Brain Injury Journey Bulletin, Care and Treatment, Caregivers, Compassion Fatigue, Families, Fatigue, Featured, Stress |
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Compassion and empathy are key to good caregiving, and supply can run short when you’re the TBI caregiver every single day. This article covers caregiving tips, along with lots of resources!
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December 13th, 2017 |
Categories: Brain Injury Blog Postings, Brain Injury Journey Bulletin, Communication, Families, Featured, Grief and Loss, Sense of Self, Social Skills, Stress, Support, Survivors |
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When a life-changer like TBI occurs, moving forward and acceptance are key parts of rebuilding. This blog post discusses the myth of recovery, rising again, recalculating, family dynamics and more…a great resource with plentiful links to other articles and useful products to help along the way…for survivors, caregivers, and more.
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July 26th, 2017 |
Categories: Brain Injury Symptoms, Care and Treatment, Journaling, Memory, Sense of Self, Support |
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The primary focus is to promote the balancing of both hemispheres of the brain through writing (Journaling) and coloring (Meditating). I deeply desire each survivor discover a means of self-expression through a non-threatening venue while creating and nurturing an experience that promotes quiet, healing reflection.
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July 7th, 2017 |
Categories: Blogs by Author, Books by Survivors and Families, Brain Injury Voices, Caregivers, Faith, Families, Grief and Loss, Living and Relationships |
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Yes, I still am learning how to cope with Bryce’s death, yet, I also am finding that God is there with me. Now, I don’t need to put Him into a box I built, that doesn’t fit anyway. Today, I’m getting free from my own limiting box.
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July 6th, 2017 |
Categories: Brain Injury Blog Postings, Brain Injury Journey Bulletin, Brain Injury Voices, Caregivers, Families, Grief and Loss, Survivors |
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What can be said about the process of grief after a trauma (TBI, death, etc.)? If anyone ever thought going through grief was easy, let’s stop them in their tracks. What is known – grief is necessary following trauma for the survivor and caregivers, or if death has happened, those still alive.
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May 3rd, 2017 |
Categories: Brain Injury Journey Bulletin, Caregivers, Compassion Fatigue |
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Living with a brain injury, for the survivor and the caregiver, is a process of exploration. There are no ready-made answers. Instead, caregivers and survivors – you – have to find your path together. During this exploration phase, the common goal is to help the person with the brain injury regain control of his life. All want him to manage his life and shape it to the best of his ability. In other words, the common goal is to help the person with the brain injury regain autonomy.
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April 21st, 2017 |
Categories: Blogs by Author, Brain Injury Blog Postings, Brain Injury Voices, Caregivers, Community, Families, Living and Relationships, Support |
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Because our world supports more than twenty-four (24) different time zones, there is always someone available to talk with 24/7. That is one of the major advantages of belonging to support groups on social media. I am so grateful that I stumbled onto them. I finally knew that I and David weren’t alone.
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