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Aphasia: 10 Conversational Tips for Caregivers

Caregiver tips for living with aphasia.

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Brain Injury ID Card

Free, personalized brain injury wallet identification card designed to help police, emergency personnel, and others more easily identify brain injury survivors, and insure that they are treated appropriately, and provided support as needed.

What Stephen Hawking Taught Us About Living with Disability

Stephen Hawking, a world-renowned scientist who recently passed away, had a brilliant mind that was trapped inside a paralyzed body, and I could not stop thinking about how the opposite is often the case with traumatic brain injury.

The #1 Way Caregivers Can Help with Memory Problems After Brain Injury

Dr. David Arciniegas shares the most important way family and friends can help somebody with a memory problem after brain injury.

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Memory Problems: When Am I Going to Get Better?

Memory Problems After Brain Injury: When Am I Going to Get Better?

Dr. David Arciniegas explains why recovery predictions are so difficult to make and what he looks at to predict where recovery is likely to go.

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Can Primary Care Providers Treat Memory Problems After TBI?

Many primary care physicians don't believe they are the right person to provide care for a person with a brain injury. Dr. David Arciniegas explains why this is not true.

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When Memory Issues After Brain Injury Impact Other Health Problems

People with brain injury may have other health problems and memory problems affect their ability to manage their health. Two experts share strategies for managing these scenarios.

Is It a Memory Problem or Something Else?

Some medical issues after a brain injury can be mistaken as a "memory problem."

Medications For Memory Problems After Brain Injury

In addition to the strategies that people can use to help improve memory function after brain injury, there are some medical treatments that may be able to help as well.

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Explore. Dream. Discover.

How do we get to new places within ourselves? And how do we bring our survivors to the places that seem impossible? For the climber, it is not always about reaching the top. Sometimes, it is just about the climb.

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Best of BrainLine: Caregivers Helping Caregivers

In honor of Brain Injury Awareness Month we've gathered some of the most powerful caregiver content we've ever presented.

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Traumatic Brain Injury and Domestic Violence

Traumatic Brain Injury in Domestic Violence Victims: A Retrospective Study

Research shows that victims of domestic violence suffer brain injuries similar to those of football players. Experts are looking at ways to address this silent epidemic.

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Life After Brain Injury: My Struggles and Strategies for Memory Issues

Jason Cowper and Tonya Howell share their stories of coming to terms with changes in their memory, and strategies they use to compensate for these changes.

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10 Things People with a Brain Injury Would Like to Hear...

I don't know how you feel, but you are my friend and I will always be there for you.... I admire your willpower. You will get through this....

What To Do If You Think You Have Had a Concussion?

What Should You Do If You Think You Have Had a Concussion?

Brain injuries are extremely common, but diagnosis can be complicated. Learn what to do if you or a loved one sustains a concussion.

Life Without Silver Linings

When my husband suffered a catastrophic brain injury at age 29, I rarely appreciated being told that God had a plan for us. I certainly didn’t want to be coached to keep my eye on the prize or to search for those silver linings. I wanted to cry out in pain and to sit in it for a moment. I simply wanted it to be what it was: hard. And I wanted that to be OK with everyone else too.

12 Free Military Apps for Managing Life with Brain Injury

Free Military Traumatic Brain Injury Apps

Military smartphone apps for service members and veterans, their families, and professionals.

Life-Changing Apps for People with Brain Injury

Revolutionary apps for simplifying everyday life with brain injury.

Surrender

To be a caregiver at home for someone who is severely injured is to surrender. You surrender your time, put your ambitions on hold, and surrender many of the simple pleasures. You also surrender your peace of mind, your good night’s sleep, and routine. But there are ways to make life a little easier and more enjoyable...

Have You Seen These Apps for PTSD?

Apps to help with PTSD.

Is the Time Right for Alternative Therapies?

Faced with a condition for which mainstream medicine has no satisfactory treatment, what should a reasonable and prudent person do? Accept the dismal verdict or cautiously explore alternatives?

Traumatic Brain Injury Basics

Brain injury affects the roots of who we are — our ability to think, communicate, and connect with other people. Here's a good place to start learning.

Infographic: How Many Traumatic Brain Injuries Each Year?

An infographic showing how many people are diagnosed, hospitalized, treated in the ER and released, or die from traumatic brain injuries (TBI).

What Is the Glasgow Coma Scale?

This standard scale measures levels of consciousness in a person following a brain injury. Learn how it works.

Making Tough Decisions Easier

My son’s brain injury has taught me over and over again that I often have little control over life’s circumstances. But that does not mean I throw caution to the wind. Here are a few things we've learned regarding legalities and Taylor's ongoing care and future.