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Research Update: Working to Improve Emotional Processing After Brain Injury Treatment may help people with TBI decipher emotional clues.

Ask the Expert: Finding Strategies That Work After Brain Injury

Learn how to break down strategies into smaller, easier steps.

Personal Story: Miles to Go Before I Sleep One woman's "grateful journey" back from being shot in the head by the hijackers of EgyptAir Flight 548.

Can You Make and Keep Relationships If You Don’t Have Much Money? More than 30 ideas to help you make friends after a brain injury.

Ask the Expert: Figuring Out Social Security Benefits After a TBI Detailed advice to help you navigate the maze.

Brain Basics The brain is incredibly complex -- take an interactive journey to see how the brain works and what impact an injury can have.

Coping with Mild TBI: Finances Learn how best to tackle financial problems that can arise after a TBI.

This project was developed in cooperation with the New York State Department of Health, supported by project H21MC06742 from the Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau. This material is public domain. For more information, go to http://www.bianys.org Narrated by Lee Woodruff, this video shares stories with military men and women who sustained TBIs and how they are living their lives now. Transcript of this video.

Beyond the Invisible: Living with Brain Injury Real life stories of military men and women — and their families.

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My wife and I are planning our estate and we want to make sure that our daughter, who needs fulltime care after her brain injury, is provided for financially. What kinds of things should we be talking about with our attorney? Transcript of this video.

Ask the Expert: Planning Your Estate

Advice on how to provide long-term financial care for a loved one after you are gone.

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Becoming

From Kara Swanson's Brain Injury Blog - No time for "I coulda been somebody."

Brain Injury X-Posed: The Survivor's View

A photographic exhibit created by eight members of the Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts Framingham support group.

Financial Planning for Special Needs Care: Special Needs Trusts (SNTs)

Creating a long-term care plan for a loved one with special needs is crucial.

An interview with Sarah Wade and retired Army Sergeant Edward "Ted" Wade. Following the attacks of September 11, Ted was called on to serve first in Afghanistan and later in Iraq. On February 14, 2004, his humvee was hit by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) on a mission in Al Mahmudiyah. He sustained a severe TBI, suffered a transhumeral traumatic amputation, multiple fractured bones, soft tissue shrapnel injuries, and complications due to acute anemia, hypergycemia, and infections. Though SGT Wade remained in a coma for more two months, and withdrawal of life support was discussed, he made a remarkable recovery. Transcript of this Video.

BrainLine Talks with Sarah and Ted Wade About Their Personal Story

Sarah and Ted Wade show how love and good communication can help through tough times after brain injury.

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Addressing Concerns Related to Losing Social Security and Health Care Benefits

It's crucial to get accurate information and guidance on the potential impact of earnings on benefits after TBI.

Aging After Brain Injury: BrainLine Talks with Dr. Steven Flanagan

What happens to people with TBI as they age?

9 1/2 Need-To-Know Facts About Traumatic Brain Injury

The top 9 1/2 things you should know about traumatic brain injury.

Shock Waves

Life as he knew it ended with a shock wave through his brain.

This documentary work-in-progress shares poignant stories of people with TBI — from a victim of a road-rage beating to a Marine infantryman returning home wounded from Iraq. From David L. Brown Productions and Epic Way Sports. Used with permission. All rights reserved. Going the Distance is a 26-minute work-in-progress. Learn more about the project and the final documentary: http://www.goingthedistance.info Transcript of this video.

Going the Distance

These poignant stories about brain injury show the resiliency of the human body and spirit.

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