This book was just what I needed to help me understand what my son is going through and how I may be better able to help him. Thank you so much Larry & Beth!! It's only been 8 months but he's doing great and I love the lists the book uses to help keep things organized and remembered. I also love your website! For anyone who is going through TBI or any form of brain injury this book is a must.
- J. Forest, Louisiana (Barnes & Noble Review)

Wow. Thank you so much for writing this. I too have a brain injury from ARDS. Mine happened in November 2002. I am still on disability. It means a lot when other survivors talk about what happened to them (or their families).
- email from M, location unknown

What impressed me most about this book is that it provides answers and actual strategies used by the authors. Most other books have presented problems and questions but few, if any, answers.

The information applies to all types of brain injury, whether it is classified as traumatic brain injury, mtbi, acquired brain injury or whatever. The dozens of lists and explanations of why they are necessary and how they can help is unique to all the books I've read about this subject.

I guess the best thing is that it is written by someone who has actually done it because they had a brain injury. I rated it 5 stars and would recommend it to anyone wanting more information about brain injury.
- Brain Reader (Amazon.com Review)

Professional Book Review:

You're having a pretty typical day: work is progressing as usual, you make casual conversation here and there, you begin to look forward to your favorite TV shows later that evening...

All of a sudden, you feel a sharp, flashing sensation, you become dizzy & disoriented, and the next thing you know you're waking up in a hospital bed surrounded by friends & family. Over the next few days, doctors and nurses check on your regularly, assuring you that you're improving nicely, that you'll be going home soon, and that you're going to be just fine...

But you're not fine at all. Soon you begin having difficulty reading simple sentences & phrases. Key facts and information - such as your husband's birthday or your anniversary - escape your memory. Cooking a meal for yourself becomes nearly impossible. You even have trouble seeing things in your peripheral vision...

Welcome to the world of over 5 million people in the United States with a long-term or lifelong need for help related to Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). From stroke victims to war veterans to athletes recovering from multiple concussions, TBI survivors often look as normal as their healthy counterparts, but their lives are anything but, and in Brain Injury Survivor's Guide Larry & Beth Jameson provide detailed insight into exactly what makes their daily experiences such a challenge.

Make no mistake, though: their informative self-help guide does not serve as a de facto pity party designed to remind TBI survivors of just how discouraged they should feel about their conditions. Rather, as survivors themselves, the Jamesons do a commendable job of infusing hope, optimism, and courage into the hearts and minds of the numerous individuals whose lives have been thusly affected. With the constant reminder that their lives will never be what they once were, the Jamesons successfully provide TBI survivors with helpful tips and useful advice regarding the adoption of new daily routines, which will greatly assist in the survivors' acclimation to their new quality of life.

Coupled with their comprehensive suggestions for memory improvement and overcoming cognitive & behavioral difficulties, Brain Injury Survivor's Guide is a well-balanced, invaluable resource sure to benefit dozens - if not thousands - of individuals who may feel that they have nowhere to turn. Essential reading for those affected by TBI, as well as those who know someone that is or may be.

Beth and Larry Jameson have the kind of marriage you read about in novels or see in the movies. They meet as teenagers at a church service: six years later they were married in that same church and thirty-seven years later they are still husband and wife.

In 1990, Beth Jameson suffered a life changing brain injury. Over the years both Beth and Larry have learned a lot about brain injury recovery they have lived through that process - Beth as a survivor and Larry as supportive spouse.

When individuals personally go through a brain injury, rehabilitation and recovery as Beth and Larry have and decide to share wisdom and knowledge with others you have the makings of a valuable web resource. The resource is our website of the Month for January 2008: the Brain Injury Survivor's Guide.

I received the book in the mail yesterday and read it last night. I couldn't put it down. This book will be a tremendous help to a person who has suffered some type of brain trauma and to his/her family. - Dr. M. J., pastor, Mississippi

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The story of what happened to Beth is compelling, but the attitude she and Larry adopted to lay out a plan for her success and to follow through hour-by-hour, day-by-day, month after month is an inspiration for both persons who have suffered a brain injury, whether traumatic or acquired, and those family caregivers Larry describes as "the forgotten ones". There is much information in this book for caregivers: "family and friends who make up the vital support network that will enable a brain injury victim to achieve a successful life." - Anita, Arkansas

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This is the first book that I'm seen my wife read cover to cover and be really interested in. If you are close to or know anyone who has suffered from TBI, then get this book. It will tell you a lot. This should be a handout in every trauma facility. - M. J. West, Arkansas

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As a survivor of a brain injury myself, this book has incredible, practical insights into dealing with and overcoming the day-to-day stuggles of regaining your life after head-injury. Written in easy flowing, sometimes humorous language, the authors communicate critical advice to readjusting expectations and coping with brain trauma. Not only will this book be helpful for the significant others of the survivor, I think the perspectives portrayed with humorous anicdotes and the emotions communicated will speak encouragement and hope to the survivor. Every survivor of this trauma will see themselves in Beth's struggle. - D. F., Connecticut