What really happens in the aftermath of a brain injury? Why can't doctors give definitive answers? Will life ever return to normal? In Living with a Brain Injury, fourteen victims and caregivers invite readers inside their own intimate journey and expose a tender array of emotions, fears, and hopes. Along the way they offer truthful-and sometimes profound-answers to common questions many are too afraid to ask.
The candid yet inspiring true stories offer refreshing insight into the diversity of recovery from nonclinical perspectives, and highlight the unexpected ways we discover courage and hope in the aftermath of a life-changing brain injury.
Inhalt
Foreword
Preface
1 The Beginning
2 Facing the Aftermath
3 Understanding The Prognosis
4 Reactions by Others
5 Understanding Sensory Changes
6 Being Informed
7 Our Personality Changes
8 Emotional Outbursts
9 Braving Social Stigma
10 Transition of Relationships
11 Facing Social Situations
12 Managing Engagements
13 Our New Routine
14 Behavioral Changes
15 Confessing Our Struggles
16 Memory Challenges
17 Confronting the Darkness
18 The New Normal
19 Finding the Silver Lining
20 Making Peace with our Journey
Meet the Writers
Thank You
About Lynda Cheldelin Fell