Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), in our opinion, is not defined properly. Every person who has suffered memory loss or loss of congnitive skills or behavioral changes because of a brain injury has suffered a trauma in their lives.
Imagine waking up in the morning and the first question on your mind is, "What do I do now?" Imagine walking into the kitchen and wondering why you are there. Imagine looking at your spouse and not knowing who that person is.
Imagine being in Beth's shoes and not remembering you were married or had children. Imagine being in Courtney Larson's shoes and asking to see your marriage license...just to be sure this guy who says he's your husband really is.
Imagine being in Claudia Osborn's shoes. You step out of the shower, you put on the clothes someone laid out for you to wear, and you leave the house. Oops, you forgot to dry off after getting out of the shower!
Imagine not remembering how you like your morning coffee? Imagine not remembering how to shave or how to put on your makeup. Imagine not remembering your co-workers or your cousins, aunts and uncles.
Imagine not remembering how to make change for a dollar. Imagine not being able to multiply four times four.
Every brain injury brings mental trauma into the life of the brain injury victim. Every brain injury brings mental trauma into the lives of those who love and care for a brain injured person.
Trauma can result from physical or psychological problems. A car crash that results in brain injury is assigned the terminology, Traumatic Brain Injury. A stroke, caused by any reason, that results in a brain injury is called a brain injury.
Both the brain injury caused by the car crash and the one caused by the stroke result in memory problems, cognitive problems and behavioral problems. The psychological effect is traumatic to both persons.
It is our goal to provide as many strategies as we can to help all brain injury victims compensate for the parts of their brain that are not working the way they once did.
"Knowledge is Power to a Brain Injured Person."
We will not get hung up on terminology. We will not argue about whether you had a head injury or a brain injury. We will provide you with information and knowledge to make your life better.
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