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Family of TBI Survivor Story #7

RespondentID 1088177789 Has your life been touched by a Traumatic Brain Injury How? Yes, Family Summary - the cause - the injury - today's quality of life? Son, age 11, on bicycle in 1983 ...

Family of TBI Survivors | Mark Palmer | Thursday, 22 July 2010

RespondentID 1104312600 Has your life been touched by a Traumatic Brain Injury How? YesSurvivor Summary - the cause - the injury - today's quality of life? Dbl aneurysm - life sucks. P...

TBI Survivor's Stories | Mark Palmer | Wednesday, 21 July 2010

As a loved one or caregiver, a nurse or physician, your support makes a huge difference to the quality of life of a survivor. I owe my own survival from TBI to the care and support I received from a wide network ...

The Journey | Mark Palmer | Monday, 19 July 2010

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[Life Ever After]
Terrific Support Group
Ed has a terrific support group of staff, friends, brother and family. Ed loves to go to Wal-Mart in the near location to his apartment. Ed loves to spend time with his girlfriend and his dog. ...
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[Rehabilitation]
Rehabilitation
2+ years in German Rehab center near Heidelberg. Concentration was on Physical/Occupational Therapy. We drove down every Saturday morning, picked Ed up and brought him home to Frankfurt. Drove ...
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[Life Ever After]
Life Ever After
In April 1986, we brought Ed home and he entered a German school for special needs population. The school provided the necessary classes in all areas for the pupils to advance and complete their ...
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[Life Ever After]
Life Ever After
2 1/2 months after the incident I was nothing but pain. And I resisted the pain medications because I din't want to get addicted.
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[What would you like to tell others?]
What would you like to tell others?
Keep up your health and strength, so that you can be strong for your child/sibling/spouse/friend. Be always curious and ask questions of all medical personnel, care providers, etc. Always be on ...
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[Time of Injury]
Barely aware
I woke up in an ICU and was barely aware of where I was for about the first month, just bits and pieces that I remember of the first hospital I was at. Had a hole drilled in my skull on my forehea...
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[Time of Injury]
Out for a ride
He had gone out for a ride, for just a few hours. When he wasn't back 5 hours later, I knew something was wrong and called the Tucson PD. They didn't have any info about motorcycle accidents and s...
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[Time of Injury]
Phone call
When I answered the phone at 3:23am I was met with a crying, hysterical girl trying to tell be that my son had been in an accident. I tried to calm her down telling her that everything would be o...
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