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The Father He Always Was
The Father He Always Was Hugh taught the girls how to walk, to ride a bike, to swim and surf. When a car struck him just days after their fourteenth birthday, he slept in a coma after two emergency brain surgeries in three days. One word woke him up: Daddy.
Fall-Proofing Your Home
Fall-Proofing Your Home Your home may be filled with fall hazards, so take a look around every room. There are easy preventative measures you can take to prevent falls and eliminate hazards.
Patience and Persistence Are Key for Caregiving
The prolonged period of stress after a loved one has a TBI can last years. Asking for help, being patient and persistent, and knowing that life may be different but it will get easier and better are crucial points for caregivers.
Patience and Persistence Are Key for Caregiving The prolonged period of stress after a loved one has a TBI can last years. Asking for help, being patient and persistent, and knowing that life may be different but it will get easier and better are crucial points for caregivers.
Deployment-Related TBI and Co-Occurring Conditions
Deployment-Related TBI and Co-Occurring Conditions Learn to identify and treat the co-occurring conditions that are common in deployment-related concussion.
 
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Remembering Who You Are
Remembering Who You Are
Sarah Kishpaugh rediscovers her fiesty sense of humor, which got temporarily buried in the maelstrom after her husband's TBI.
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The Crash Reel
This clip is from "The Crash Reel," an HBO documentary about Kevin Pearce’s dedication to his beloved sport of snowboarding, his rise to the very top of it, his horrific fall that resulted in a severe traumatic brain injury, and his inspiring journey of getting back up from the bottom. From two-time Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Lucy Walker, "The Crash Reel" premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival and will be aired on HBO this summer and nationally in theatres December 2013. www.thecrashreel.com. In conjunction with the release of "The Crash Reel," the LOVEYOURBRAIN Campaign is being launched. It is a multi-faceted, social media, grass roots effort designed to empower individuals and their families with knowledge and resources.  
campaign is a multi-faceted, social media, grass roots effort designed to empower individuals and their families with knowledge and resources. - See more at: http://www.eyesin.com/health/2013/love-your-brain-new-campain/#sthash.oW7YE69Q.dpufwww.loveyourbraincampaign.org
The Crash Reel
Snowboarder Kevin Pearce was training for the Olympics when he fell and sustained a severe TBI. Watch this clip from a new HBO documentary.
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Adam at Ease: A Video Blog
Adam at Ease: A Video Blog
Check out Army Veteran Adam Anicich's first few blogs. He shares strategies for putting names to faces as well as frustrations with new appliances.
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Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a blow or jolt to the head or a penetrating head injury that disrupts the function of the brain. Each year there are a reported 1.7 million brain injuries in the United States, and an estimated 5.3 million Americans — about 2 percent of the U.S. population — currently have a long-term or lifelong need for help with everyday activities due to TBI. Most brain injuries are mild and are also known as concussions. Usually people recover from a concussion in a matter of weeks but sometimes symptoms can persist. BrainLine.org, a free educational website, provides authoritative information about brain injury symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment. For people living with a brain injury, their families, and professionals in the field, BrainLine also offers an online community of support through our social networking sites.

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