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TBI Survivor Story #57
Category: TBI Survivor's Stories Written by Survivor
Summary - the cause - the injury - today's quality of life?
Drug overdose
Please share your experience at the time you became aware of the injury?
I was in a closet, writing in my journal
Tell about the experience immediately after the injury. Surgery? Coma?
I was in a coma for eight days
Tell us about the hospital stay after the survivor was no longer in a coma
It was a good stay
Tell us about the time in rehabilitation?
The physical therapy wasnt very good because it wasnt directed to people with brain injuries
Tell us about coming home!
It was hard but it was gradual because I was with Solutions
"Please type some single words that describe how TBI has touched your life. For example: Frightened, confused, sad, etc. Enter as many or as few words as you like. Separate each word with a comma"
sad, confused, irritated, tired, antsy, ampathetic
Tell us about life today?
more insight about life
What do you want to tell others going through the same process? Treatments, understandings and actions that made a difference?
have patience, you need support
