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Re: [Traumatic_Brain_Injury] new to group

The thing that caused me the most pain is that my personality had changed from the TBI and I did not realize it. My friends and family did realize it and reacted very negatively (they sort of attacked me). The new me was a stranger to them. My best advice is you need to remind yourself and friends and family that your personality was changed by the accident (the change in function is only part of those changes). You cannot be the person you were, but you can go on and you will be different.

Jerry

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From: rose78277@... <rose78277@...>
Subject: [Traumatic_Brain_Injury] new to group
To: Traumatic_Brain_Injury@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, May 5, 2009, 12:41 PM

Goodmorning. My name is Katie. I had a car accident May 2, 2007 that changed my life. I went from working at a bank to not being able to grade my daughters 2nd grade homework.

After testing I was told that my brain which used to be above average intellegence was now concidered mentally challenged in all areas.

I just had surgery to stablize my neck and head. They fused my scull to the top 4 vertabre. It got infected and had to be opened up and washed out 4 times. I was in the hosptial two months.

I need help learning how to move on and figure out how to deal with my lack of short term memory and changes that this injury caused me. I also want to meet others who have been though this part already and know what I'm going though.

It seems others don't understand the challenges I have been facing with my brain injury. How do I explane to my family what I need and just helping them understand what I'm going though.

Katie from Missouri




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Goodmorning. My name is Katie. I had a car accident May 2, 2007 that changed my life. I went from working at a bank to not being able to grade my daughters 2nd...
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The thing that caused me the most pain is that my personality had changed from the TBI and I did not realize it. My friends and family did realize it and...
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Thanks for emailimg me terry. I didn't realize that my personality might have changed. Wow that makes sense. Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T ... From: Jerry Heath...
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Hi Katie, I had a re-injury to an already bad injury back in 2006. But I am progressing, in spite of doctors saying it will never be enough to put me back to...
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