Living with Head/Brain Injury

“Don’t let what you can’t do. stop you from doing what you can do…best.”

A look into head injury, sometimes known as the “hidden handicap” and the effects on the person. In this “work” I’ll share some facts about brain injury, as well as how to best to manage the effects. And hope that this book may be insightful and helfpful to families.
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SHATTERED AND BROKEN!

I came across this fine bit of writing, which I could closely relate to in those dark days in Perth, Western Australia. Diana's words describe my feelings better than I could myself... so here they are...

"People speak glibly about life changing moments. Some truly qualify. You propose marriage and are accepted. You hear, 'You're hired' or 'You're fired' and your future shifts instantly. The doctor says 'malignant' (or something else life-changing) and everything is different. But anyone who has ever lived through it will tell you: It is profoundly shattering to learn, in one instant, that everything you thought was true about a loved one (my words: or perhaps your own life) is actually a lie. (Your entire world is turned upside down - what you thought about yourself, and what gave meaning to your life). The world rocks on its axis; when it is finally steady again, you are in a strange place that resembles, but is totally unlike the place you were in just a moment earlier."
- fine and perceptive writing by Diana B Henriques from 'Wizard of Lies; Bernie Madoff and the Death of Trust'

From A Book Extract (as published in the New Zealand Herald)

And that's exactly as I felt, the specialists words, "you have brain damage and that's why you aren't coping in your job", as my wife and I walked out of the building... shattered...

So simple
... and yet...all the pieces of the jigsaw would later begin to fit into place

“Out of adversity springs resilience”

* from my books ‘I’ll Do it My Way: My Story’ also available at Kobo

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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

Chapter
1 Head Injury/Brain Injury) – Some Facts

2 Head Injury: A Practical Guide: YOU ARE AN EXPERT ALREADY...

3 Some Practical Issues in Dealing with Head Injury

4 The Cognitive Effects of Brain Injury

PART TWO

LIVING WITH A HEAD (BRAIN) INJURY
But HOW?

4 Living with Long-Term Brain (Head) Injury

5 LIVING WITH HEAD INJURY: What It Feels Like to Have A Head Injury?

6 The Lasting Effects from Blows to the Head (Concussion)

APPENDIX

1 What Does it Feel Like to be Brain Damaged?

2 A Case of Devine Intervention for Brave Steve

"We share what we know, so that we all may grow.”

“Knowledge is the gateway to understanding…and understanding is the gateway to a better life.”

– Jeff Sebell

Shining a light of hope in the darkest corners

Helping promote better understanding and awareness of what is often termed “The Silent Epidemic” (and/or “The Hidden Handicap”)

“Inform, educate, inspire”