Coping with Traumatic Brain Injury

We don’t normally have to think about the brain and how it functions- it just does!  But what happens when that very critical part of your being gets injured and doesn’t work the same as it used to?  It can make life a bit more challenging.  After all, the brain is THE organ responsible for all of our experiences, emotions, expressions- EVERYTHING related to what makes us who we are.

Our brain is essentially our identity and to lose any part of it’s functioning due to an injury, disease, stroke, etc. can be devastating!   It can change our personality, alter our consciousness, and, if the brain is injured just right, render us unable to work or live unassisted.  But there is hope and there are many amazing people who have found ways to cope with their injury.  With the help of non-profits, support groups, and memory specialists as well as the TBI Guide, mentioned in an earlier post, people with TBI are learning that there are more options than ever before!