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My spouse met with the car accident when crossing the road. Now she is diagnosed as DIFFUSE AXONAL INURY since 6 months back. She is in coma since then.

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We all together going to visit the temple on dt.23 July 2012, on morning at 5.20 am when we crossing the road by walk 1 car came with very high speed and hits my wife and she went to coma immediately.

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My adult son, Ryan, was being treated for severe ulcerative colitis. After several medications, his doctor said they would try chemotherapy, something that seemed drastic to me. Ryan had a severe reaction to this medication, which was taken daily and broke down the immune system. His doctor insisted that he continue, even though he was vomiting, had diarrhea and was only able to lay in front of the toilet and sleep so that he could be there if needed.

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My husband and I have been together for 18 years we were so close and loving and were best friends. A month and a half ago my husband was the passenger of a car. They were in a severe accident, both the driver and my husband were ejected out the front windshield of the volkswagon they were in with major injuries. The doctors didn't think either one of them would make it.

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Casue was a fall on the ice and a week later he passed away

 Please share your experience at the time you became aware of the injury?

As soon as I saw the issues he was having after falling I became very concerned but he was dealing with anger and refused treatment. A week later he fell again (from unstability from first fall) and passed away from brain bleeding.I didn't know then that the anger was caused by the head injury.

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Son, age 11, on bicycle in 1983 crossing major intersection in Frankfurt, Germany, hit by a car and thrown 100 meters into air and landed at opposite side of the street on his head (no helmets). No broken bones, just TBI to both frontal and rear areas of brain. 3 mos. induced coma, 9 mos. in intensive care unit in German Uni-Klinik, and 2+ years in German Rehab center. Today, lives in own apartment 1 mile from Mom and has assistive staff mornings and evenings.