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Image from Pixabay Today I am excited to introduce writer Ruth Burrill. Ruth has agreed to share her early experience of life after brain injury, rehabilitation and working with a support worker. Before I share Ruth’s story I will explain terms used for anyone outside of Victoria, Australia, who may be unfamiliar with descriptions used in the article: [unordered_list style="green-dot"] Attendant Care Worker – is a person paid to provide support most often on a 1:1 basis for another person. Transport Accident Commission (TAC) – “… a Victorian Government-owned organisation whose role is to promote road safety, improve the State's trauma system and support those who have been injured on our roads. “ Aborigine – used within this article refers to the indigenous people of Australia[/unordered_list] Ruth’s Story of Life After Brain Injury It was having an attendant carer program that enabled me to believe in myself again in the darkest stages of rehabilitation that made the difference. Attendant…
We Take Care of Our Own. Or Do We
Bruce Springsteen, a song, brain injury, and a lack of support. What do they have to do with each other? For me they all linked together to become this weeks article! I was thinking about the people I have met, and read about, who are living with brain injury. It impacts on the the life of each person differently. For some, brain injury brings changes that are overwhelming, unacceptable, and sometimes just plain sad. When you really pay attention to these stories the lack of the right supports at the right time often creates the difficulties. Preparing the article last week on Brain Injury and Homelessness left me outraged. Outraged that a person could end up homeless because of sustaining a brain injury, often through a lack of adequate care and support. I thought I would share more of my outrage this week. Please share any "outrages" you have about support and brain injury in the Comments below. It Outrages Me…
This article by Louis Cozolino originally appeared on Greater Good, the online magazine of UC Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center. While I was on the trail, searching for information on a topic (I can no longer remember what in particular), I found the Greater Good Science Centre site. On this site I found all sorts of interesting and fascinating stuff about the brain, social and emotional wellbeing, compassion, empathy and so much more. One article captured my attention and with permission from Lou Cozolino and Greater Good, I reprint it here, along with other links Greater Good have provided. As I read this article, primarily about children and education, it seemed there was information that was useful for children living with brain injury, and also for adults. I have not read the book yet but would welcome comments from anyone who has. Nine Things Educators Need to Know About the Brain By Louis Cozolino | March 19, 2013 | In an excerpt from…
This week I was reading reports about brain injury (often undiagnosed) in young people, particularly young men and felt I just had to share some thoughts. Yes, I know I promised not to shower you with too many statistics about brain injury. Yes, I did say that we would talk about all types of brain injury not just Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). We will. Really, we will. But first: Why keep on about the incidence of brain injury? It seems we are still not as aware as we should be of the risks inherent in many activities. This includes sports such as cycling, football, skiing, boxing, vehicles both on and off road, and war related injuries whether direct or indirect. We are also still learning about responsibilities for prevention and ongoing support. As the numbers increase, (as they continue to do), we are all very likely to meet people in all kinds of situations who have a brain injury and this should…