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| Book Title: | A Hit on the Head and Where it Led | Category | Brain Injury | | Author | Jennifer Cooper-Trent | Status | Available | Description: (from the Early Reading website: www.earlyreading.com) Traumatic Brain Injury accounts for most childhood deaths. For those children who survive, it can be a long, hard road. One of the most difficult areas is the way that other people treat the brain-injured child. Usually all the former friends depart, even the best friends. There can be playground taunts, and teachers often have no experience. This book explains what happens after an accident, and is designed for parents, friends and teachers.
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| Book Title: | After Disability: A Guide to Getting on with Life | Category | Disability | | Author | Lisa Bendall | Status | Available | Description: (from the back cover) The onset of a disability can be devastating. Sudden or gradual, any change in your physical abilities can leave you feeling alone, confused and more than a little scared. Fortunately, your new circumstances don't have to spell the end of a full and active life. Canadians have access to numerous resources, support groups and sources of information - if they only know where to look. After Disability: A Guide to Getting on with Life is the first book of its king - a practical, information-packed guide for Canadians learning to live with a disability. Geared to the rising number of adults who have experienced injury, stroke, disease, arthritis or the effects of aging, After Disability offers valuable strategies and resources. Topics covered include: self-advocacy and the law; assistive devices and technology; accessible housing; financial concerns; health and health case; education and employment; sexuality, family life and parenting; transportation; sports, recreation and the arts; and travel. Informative, accessible and empowering, After Disability is essential reading for those living with a disability, and for the men and women who care for them.
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| Book Title: | After and Beyond Spinal Cord Injury | Category | Spinal Cord Injury | | Author | Canadian Spinal Research Organization | Status | Available | Description: (from the back cover) The CSRO is dedicated to the improvement of the physical quality of life for persons with a spinal cord injury and those with related neurological deficits, through targeted medical and scientific research. The CSRO is also committed to the reduction of spinal cord injuries through awareness programs for the general public and prevention programs for targeted groups.
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| Book Title: | Brain Injury Survivor's Guide | Category | Brain Injury | | Author | Larry & Beth Jameson | Status | Available | Description: Brain Injury Survivor's Guide: Welcome to Our World is written for Brain Injury Victims and their families by a Brain Injury Survivor and her family. INTRODUCING B.R.A.I.N. - an innovative strategy for memory improvement. Learn the strategies Beth used to overcome memory, cognitive and behavioral problems after her brain injury. Dozens of lists and planning pages provide a way to compensate for a brain that is not performing "as it once did". "Knowledge is Power to a Brain Injured Person".
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| Book Title: | Brainlash | Category | Brain Injury | | Author | Gail L. Denton | Status | Available | Description: Brainlash: Maximize Your Recovery from Mild Brain Injury, 3rd Edition is an easily accessible guide that complements medical treatment for anyone with mild brain injury. Written by a psychotherapist who has experienced mild traumatic brain injury firsthand, its down-to-earth, practical advice covers virtually every aspect of the recovery process. You will find guidelines on self-esteem, stamina, support systems, intimacy issues, driving, nutrition, pain, and much more. This book is packed with up-to-date findings, the newest in brain injury technologies, a list of resources, and a comprehensive bibliography, and will answer all those questions your medical team may not.
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| Book Title: | Coping with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury | Category | Brain Injury | | Author | Diane Roberts Stoler and Barbara Albers Hill | Status | Available | Description: Traumatic brain injury is one of the foremost misdiagnosed or underdiagnosed health concerns today. It can happen to anyone, anywhere, anytime, in the course of a second - in auto, sports, or work-related accidents; in household falls, or through physical assault and shaken-baby syndrome. Each year more than 10 million people worldwide sustain brain injury. A significant percentage of victims suffer debilitating symptoms for months or years afterward, from depression, learning disabilities, and chronic fatigue syndrome to migraines, vision problems, and seizures. And the fact remains: After brain injury, a person is never the same. Dr. Diane Roberts Stoler is living proof of how an undiagnosed condition can change a person's life forever. Having undergone the experience herself, Dr. Stoler set out to provide help and information for other survivors of mild traumatic brain injury, and their families and friends. In Coping with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, she and Barbara Albers Hill cover every aspect of this sometimes mystifying condition. In clear, easy-to-understand language, they show how the brain works and how it can be injured, and discuss procedures used to diagnose brain injury and various treatments available. They examine the most common physical, mental, and psychological symptoms of brain injury, and explain why each occurs and what can be done about it. Finally, they offer practical suggestions for coping and advice on financial, insurance, and family matters, and on the rehabilitation process and eventual outcomes. Coping with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury is essential for anyone who has sustained concussion or brain trauma or who lives or works with people who have had brain injury. This valuable resource will help readers overcome the frustrating symptoms and regain a life of health and vitality.
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| Book Title: | Elvin, The Elephant Who Forgets | Category | Brain Injury | | Author | Heather Snyder | Status | Available | Description: (from the about the author page) Elvin's story includes the social and behavioral changes that are common among children with brain injury. It can provide insight into the consequences of brain injury for familiees, friends, teachers, and classmates. This book is an excellent tool to help friends and classmates understand brain injury and to raise awareness.
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| Book Title: | Head Cases | Category | Brain Injury | | Author | Michael Paul Mason | Status | Available | Description: A tap on the head, and anything can go wrong. Anything usually does go wrong. You may not remember how to swallow. Or you may look at food and perspire instead of salivate and salivate when you hear your favorite song. You may not know your name, or you may think you're someone different every hour. Everyone you know and will ever know could become a stranger, including the face in the mirror. When you tell someone you're sad, you may shriek; your entire vocabulary may consist only of groans or hiccups. A brain injury can shatter your perceptions about the future, splinter your past, and send your sense of time whirling in any number of directions. And that's just the beginning. A brain injury is never an isolated incident; it affects nearly everything associated with the survivor. It can collapse a family and flatten a business, evaporate friendships and allegiances, overburden a community, and buckle a state's healthcare system. By going deeper into the aftermath of brain injury, we eventually reach an earnest sense of awe about the brain and its mysteries. The survivor's life emerges as an ongoing pull between the changes that occur within an altered brain and the outward repercussions that follow. It is this tension between being and becoming that begs the intimate, soulful questions posed by every brain injury. What are we other than our brains? Is there a part of me that can't be changed by a brain injury?
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| Book Title: | I Can't Remember Me | Category | Brain Injury | | Author | Judy Martin-Urban and Courtney Martin Larson | Status | Available | Description: This touching true story begins in Indiana in 1997, shortly after Courtney graduated from college. Left with a life-threatening brain injury, her brave struggle back to her family and a productive life is most inspiring. With the love and help of family, friends, and faith, life can take on new meaning.
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| Book Title: | If I Only Had a Brain Injury | Category | Brain Injury | | Author | Laura Bruno | Status | Available | Description: Unlike other books on healing from so-called "Medical Mysteries", If I Only Had a Brain Injury encourages readers to chart their own inspirational journeys. The book's structure follows The Wizard of Oz storyline (Dorothy's journey begins with a concussion), guiding readers to a "yellow brick road through recovery". A collection of personal examples, alternative treatments and spiritual growth exercises, this book also offers wisdom from thirteen contributors, including Robin Cohn (Vice President of the New York State Brain Injury Association), Dr. William Padula (Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Association), Dana Reeve, and Kay Strom.
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