Learning patience and acceptance of self after a TBI can be incredibly painful. It takes time and fortitude.
Posted on BrainLine October 28, 2010.
Produced by Victoria Tilney McDonough and Brian King, BrainLine.
About the author: Michael Paul Mason
Michael Paul Mason is the founding editor of This Land, a monthly magazine based in Tulsa. Mason's first book, Head Cases: Stories of Brain Injury and Its Aftermath, is an exploration into the harsh realities endured by people with brain injury.
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Diana Smith replied on Permalink
Aloha Michael, I so enjoyed your book. I am a TBI survivor. After reading "Head Cases" I realize how fortunate I (we) were to have received the care we did. I was 6m pregnant and had a head on collision with a water tanker...I was in a Volkswagen Rabbit and 6 months pregnant. No air bags at the time so my seat belt ruptured my placenta. My daughter was born 2.2 lbs with cerebral palsy. I was in a coma for 2 weeks and when I awoke was paralyzed on my left side ..due to right side brain damage. It was a horror show! This was 1991, I'm a dental hygienist and was able to return to work about 1 year after my accident. , it was a small miracle we survived. I'm in NJ presently visiting my daughter who has her degree in computer analysis and is working on a degree in psychology. I live by the chant "Do not squander your life." Glad to hear your daughters are well.They are so very precious!!