More than one thousand TBI survivors and their loved ones have participated in support group events hosted by Traumatic Brain Injury Services. Traumatic Brain Injury Services addresses the emotional, behavioral, cognitive, physical and psycho-social aspects of treatment.
The goals are to build skills and help the individual prepare for the future. Whether that means returning to school, work, the family home, a care facility, or another setting, the aim is to help the individual enjoy the highest possible quality of life.
The assets include conversation guides, customizable posters, flyers, banners, etc. The Tennessee Department of Health, Traumatic Brain Injury Program was awarded a three-year Traumatic Brain Injury State Partnership Program grant from the Administration on Community Living to create and strengthen a system of services and supports that maximizes the independence, well-being and health of people with TBI across the lifespan.
Breadcrumb What we do Brain Links. Brain Links. Scroll Down for More. Learn More. Brain Injury Facts and Statistics. The pink on my mask represents love and roses. The red on my mask represents the blood of Jesus, and when I am angry or irritated. The white on my mask represents when I am hopeful. Explanation of Mask: I was born in Pennsylvania where I lived for 6 years.
Brain Injury: My injury was caused by physical abuse on multiple occasions. I would not wish a brain injury on anyone. People do not understand what it is like to walk in these shoes.
Explanation of Mask: The purple on my mask represents my favorite color. It gives me HOPE. The black on my mask shows the pain and darkness around me. I keep going because God is my strength and helps me keep going. Never give up! Brain Injury: I was a hard-working single mom who thought she was fighting a major sinus infection who later sustained a major brain injury bleed causing a stroke.
I refused to let my son take me to the hospital while in the meantime my headache and functional abilities declined rapidly. Explanation of Mask: I chose Alice in Wonderland because my adventure was also unplanned and nonsensical with an unlikely cast of characters. I am now 15 months into my adventure and I am beginning to see light at the end of the tunnel.
I have learned not to label brain injury. There are too many different kinds and each person presents differently. This project will hopefully make others come to understand that as well. Brain Injury: During college, I was in a severe car accident while driving back to school after Thanksgiving break. I had to be airlifted to Vanderbilt and spent a month in the hospital and several more months in outpatient therapy, but I was able to return to complete my degree the following semester.
After a brain injury, you need a map because navigating through life with your new brain is no easy feat. The way you react to stimuli can be completely changed. Your emotional control board may be altered. Both of these can impact your interactions with others. People tend to think a disability is like a missing limb, but it can be so much more than that. My biggest struggle now is maintaining stable employment in my field and building relationships with people who understand MY brain injury.
Brain Injury: I was in a horrible automobile accident in I sustained a serious brain injury. I awoke from my coma, I had 10 years missing from memory. I was married at the time and did not even remember anything about my husband or that marriage as it was a part of the 10 years erased from my mind.
Explanation of Mask: The little tags are symbolic of the memory I lost. My mask represents the explosion of my memories that I lost as the thoughts escape my brain.
Brain Injury: At 16, I was lifting weights and had a brain aneurysm followed by 3 strokes. I live with an inoperable blood clot in my neck. Therapy and the Vocational Re-Entry program helped me regain many skills and find employment. I work at the front desk of Siskin Hospital where I greet and direct visitors and answer the telephone. Explanation of Mask: My mask is about the loneliness that comes when old friends are leading different lives and your never see them again. I am grateful, though, and I feel blessed.
I know I am a kinder person now, and I am hopeful about the future. Brain Injury: My brain injury was caused at birth initially. And then, my biological father repeatedly abused me when I was young. I have struggled for many years with massive seizure activity.
Explanation of Mask: My mask represents many things I go through each day. The yellow demonstrates the lightning bolt of electricity I experience from my on-going seizures.
I feel an internal camouflage in my head due to the confusion I always have. I see fire in my mask that reminds me of how my seizures cause migraines all the time and causes me to forget things frequently. But I still look for the fun things in life. I love my dog and my family. Together, we find much happiness! My youngest son was also injured and sustained a TBI in one of the accidents. My anxiety is a challenge, but I do not let it define me! I have a lot to be grateful and thankful for … For everything I have endured and more … I am a survivor , 3 times over.
Brain Injury: My injury was caused by a massive brain aneurysm. After getting to the hospital, I then had a massive stroke leaving me paralyzed on my left side. Explanation of Mask: After my brain injury from a ruptured aneurysm, I was angry. I was angry because my friends abandoned me and my family discouraged me.
I was so isolated. Yellow represents the sunshine which is the joy I experience from being able to be outdoors and enjoy life. Every day is a new beginning. I love new challenges. I am doing things I never thought I would do despite my physical challenges. My absolute favorite thing is riding my accessible bike for miles and miles. I feel so much freedom and gain so much more self-esteem through y new accomplishments.
Brain Injury: I was just one of many thousands driving to work that day. By the onsite emergency medical personnel and police, I was thought to be another traffic fatality.
When I awoke from my coma, I was being treated for multiple broken bones, bruises, and lacerations. A week later, I was released home for outpatient PT only.
I began to experience seizures, vertigo, semantic aphasia and fibromyalgia. Explanation of Mask: I continue to battle the later three foes daily and I am angered and saddened. Hey, I am still here! Brain Injury: I had recently received my degree in chemistry from Southern Adventist University in and was looking forward to furthering my education and getting married to my best friend.
My life changed instantly when I was found unconscious in a ditch from a biking accident. I was in a critical condition and diagnosed with a severe traumatic brain injury. I went through extensive rehabilitation both in inpatient and outpatient facilities ot get to where I am today. Explanation of Mask: The bike helmet on my mask symbolizes the long ride back on a new path.
My goal is to become an Occupational Therapist and help others who have been injured. I can be described as determined, preserving , adventuresome, and 4C Strong. My hope for the future became a reality when I married the love of my life, Emily, last year.
I woke up in the hospital thinking I was I think my old self died. Since my brain injury, I think about things ahead of time and of the consequences.
Brain Injury: I took a freak fall and sustained a frontal lobe, eye, and cheek injury. After spending a year confined to bed, I now live with poor balance, partial blindness, eye pain, double vision, and intolerance of noise.
My husband describes me as a savant, quickly finding the smallest errors. With a strong faith in God, I feel that suffering has brought me wisdom.
I enjoy kayaking with my husband. It lets us enjoy the beauty and quietness of nature.
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