TBI or Mild TBI ?
SusanIorio
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Who decides? What are the guidelines? Differences?
I feel blessed after reading some of the stories for the past two =
months.
My husband was riding his bicycle on Dec 7, 1998 and was struck by a =
car. Naturally he had on no helmet. He was lucky enough to have been =
hit in front of a hospital and the ambulance was instantly there, but it =
was necessary to copter him to the (very) nearby trauma hospital.
He had multiple skull fractures and massive brain swelling. He was in a =
coma for eleven days, during which time I sat vigil watching the =
pressure (ICP) monitor. As he began to awaken I found out that he had =
an exploded L1 vertebrae, which, after double surgery was replaced, and =
has miraculously since, healed. Joe seemed to have regained a =
tremendous amount of his memory back right away. He was able to read, =
count and recall most everyone's name after about two weeks. I remember =
the day I walked in and the nurse said to him, 'who is that' and he =
said, 'that's my wife, Susan' ...I still get choked up thinking about =
it. I had not told him that. Even during the coma, I just said my =
name.
Well anyway, now he is in FINR (Florida Institute for Neurological =
Rehabilitation) a wonderful place devoted to BI only and behavioral =
modification, social skills, vocational rehabilitation, PT, OT, ST. Joe =
is the bell of the ball. Everyone loves him and he loves everyone (and =
so he tells me every day). His memory is better now than it was before =
the accident! His attitude toward life and spirituality is wonderful =
and uplifting. He is a total pleasure to be around and brings a laugh =
and a smile to everyone, and I mean everyone, he sees. He has become a =
social butterfly. He is still working on issues of certain types of =
problem solving and conceptualizing things.
My questions are ...
* could we be so lucky as to have this new and improved Joe
(not really new and improved, but found himself again), or should I be =
waiting for the other shoe to drop
* he was dx as TBI at first, at what point could he become mild, I have =
not been updated with that info
* is there a point that a TBI can recover enough to become 'normal'?
Well I am sure I could think of some more, but lets start with these. =20
I would like to say that Joe and I are not religious people, but the =
power of prayer has 200 percent worked for us ... I would encourage it=20
Thank for your time in reading my story ... and for any feedback I can =
get ...Susan
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"BellCent SubCap BT" size=3D4>Who =
decides? =20
What are the guidelines? Differences?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"BellCent SubCap BT" size=3D4>I feel =
blessed after=20
reading some of the stories for the past two months.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"BellCent SubCap BT" size=3D4>My =
husband was riding=20
his bicycle on Dec 7, 1998 and was struck by a car. Naturally he =
had on no=20
helmet. He was lucky enough to have been hit in front of a =
hospital and=20
the ambulance was instantly there, but it was necessary to copter him to =
the=20
(very) nearby trauma hospital.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"BellCent SubCap BT" size=3D4>He had =
multiple skull=20
fractures and massive brain swelling. He was in a coma for eleven =
days,=20
during which time I sat vigil watching the pressure (ICP) monitor. =
As he=20
began to awaken I found out that he had an exploded L1 vertebrae, which, =
after=20
double surgery was replaced, and has miraculously since, healed. =
Joe=20
seemed to have regained a tremendous amount of his memory back right =
away. =20
He was able to read, count and recall most everyone's name after about =
two=20
weeks. I remember the day I walked in and the nurse said to him, =
'who is=20
that' and he said, 'that's my wife, Susan' ...I still get choked up =
thinking=20
about it. I had not told him that. Even during the coma, I =
just said=20
my name.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"BellCent SubCap BT" size=3D4>Well =
anyway, now=20
he is in FINR (Florida Institute for Neurological Rehabilitation) a =
wonderful=20
place devoted to BI only and behavioral modification, social skills, =
vocational=20
rehabilitation, PT, OT, ST. Joe is the bell of the ball. =
Everyone=20
loves him and he loves everyone (and so he tells me every day). =
His memory=20
is better now than it was before the accident! His attitude toward =
life=20
and spirituality is wonderful and uplifting. He is a total =
pleasure to be=20
around and brings a laugh and a smile to everyone, and I mean everyone, =
he=20
sees. He has become a social butterfly. He is still working =
on=20
issues of certain types of problem solving and conceptualizing=20
things.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"BellCent SubCap BT" size=3D4>My =
questions are=20
...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"BellCent SubCap BT" size=3D4>* could =
we be so lucky=20
as to have this new and improved Joe</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"BellCent SubCap BT" size=3D4> =
(not really new=20
and improved, but found himself again), or should I be waiting for =
</FONT><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"BellCent SubCap BT" size=3D4>the =
other shoe to=20
drop</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"BellCent SubCap BT" size=3D4>* he was =
dx as TBI at=20
first, at what point could he become mild, I have not been updated with =
that=20
info</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"BellCent SubCap BT" size=3D4>* is =
there a point=20
that a TBI can recover enough to become 'normal'?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"BellCent SubCap BT" size=3D4>Well I =
am sure I could=20
think of some more, but lets start with these. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"BellCent SubCap BT" size=3D4>I would =
like to say=20
that Joe and I are not religious people, but the power of prayer has=20
200 percent worked for us ... I would encourage it =
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"BellCent SubCap BT" size=3D4>Thank =
for your time in=20
reading my story ... and for any feedback I can get=20
...Susan</FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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Ricks
Sorry I cannot answer your questions. I am too new at
this also but I would like to comment on how very
blessed you and your husband are. I am so very happy
for both of you! Can you please tell me where the
Florida Institute for Neurological Rehab is? Thanks!
Pam, mother of Tracy
jrgray
To my way =
of thinking (if I can crudely borrow from Shakespeare<spell>) It is
TBI or not TBI that is the question.
=
John Gray the Wizard of OZ - Hope ANZAC Day was OK for all =
Aussies & Kiwis.