“Because of my injury I cannot like go back to the ocean, and surf. So I decided like to relearn again how to swim. That was the key, the thing that most helped me to recover. Because I can like do many movements in the water.”
“He was in a wheelchair. And he cannot get from the wheelchair. We had to put him into bed, take him out of bed. Take him to the bathroom. So, when we take him home…he was like a baby. We had to do everything for him.” I
“She couldn’t be left alone.”
“After my injury I was extremely determined to … to walk again, to…to read books again ... And that…that really helped me in my recovery.”
“What we used to call folks who were struggling with the challenges caused by quote “ A Mild brain injury ” we used the phrase Walking Wounded. You look good…you sound good… you speak well…you are walking without too much difficulty, or without any difficulty…your hands are moving…you can read…you can write…So, what’s wrong with you? Many things are wrong with you ...”
“The general population suffers TBI’s so much, every day. And, they can happen doing absolutely anything. Not just sports, like in my case.”
“What it boils down to is every Traumatic Brain Injury is different because every person is different.”
“Learn from the folks that have been there. And family members are great source of learning.”
“The support of loved ones for people recovering from a TBI…is…” Sean Rowel: “Immeasurable” Kelli Rowell: “Immeasurable.”
“I don’t think people truly know what somebody goes through when they have a TBI.”
“And I think that just the knowledge that you are not on your own ... The presence…the simple physical presence of other people around, is protective. From depression, and hopelessness, and…frustration. And is very, very important to try to ensure they are available after the injury.”
“Dificultad pero con mucho amor lo sé.”
“Difficult, but with a lot of love she made. She helped me…she… It was difficult at first, but she made it with a lot of love.”
“I would advise distracting yourself during the day. Doing something that you, you enjoy doing. Something…that you are capable of doing now.”
“What I would recommend to other TBI survivors is…Do what you love. In anyway you can. You got joy from that before, that’s why you love it. And you need to continue it because it can bring you a lot more self-esteem. And a lot more self confidence in approaching other new things as well. You always have something to…Always have something to fall back on.”
“It’s like ahh…second chance for me to do all over again. But.. this time…I’m really ...taking it really seriously. And really making it my, my best of effort to do the best.”
“My TBI has changed me as a person in many ways. I’ve learned to become more patient as a person, because I know that the recovery process is slow and doesn’t happen over night. And so, patience has been something that I’ve learned. Also I’ve learned acceptance because this is something that I’ve had to learn to accept to be able to enjoy the rest of my life. And…I know that’s very difficult for some people. But…acceptance has been extremely important as well as a positive attitude.”
“It’s really critical to prepare yourself for continually recovering and healing. And it’s a long process. And never give up.”
“We recently learned that the recovery process goes on longer than I think, we once thought. So, people typically used to think about the first year, or one year as the period in which the brain has to recover. And that, wherever you were at the end of the year, is probably where you are going to be for the rest of your life. And, I think that we know now that’s not true, that does not hold. People continue to improve after that.”
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