I have had a very rude awakening to TBI. I knew little to nothing of traumatic brain injury prior to the accident. Oblivious and ignorant. Until I was told that my husband suffered a Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. I didn’t quite understand the gravity of the aftermath and its long term consequences, until the Doctors and Nurses slowly…
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TBI Rehabilitation – Assisted Living vs. Going Home
In early September of last year, I had to make a tough choice of whether I should enroll my husband in a Neurorestorative program. I had to evaluate if he was safe to come home and if it was even the right time for his development to be home. I had to judge if I had the…
TBI Recovery – Ranchos Los Amigos Scale
The Ranchos Los Amigos Scale of Cognitive Recovery is a medical scale used to assess the cognitive progress of individuals after a closed head injury, including traumatic brain injury, based on cognitive and behavioural presentations as they emerge from coma[1]. It is named after the Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center, located in Downey, California. The RLAS…
TBI – Rehabilitation & Recourse
Brace yourself. It is going to be a very long, laborious, and labyrinthine road to recovery. You know how people say, “Life is a roller-coaster”? Well, you have been launched into the mother of all roller-coasters that would make the Six Flags ‘Full Throttle’ look like child’s play! Ground yourself, quick, because he is having it worse…
Careless or carefree? Be proactive with your finances!
Understanding the financial and legal ramifications of a TBI; especially for a non-resident Alien in a foreign country. Trying to tie loose ends without a Power of Attorney.