Moderate and Severe Traumatic Brain Injury is a life-long condition. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Specialist Larry Miller, MD shares his experience treating brain injury survivors in the early days of brain injury rehabilitation. Listen to Dr. Miller's advice about assessing a survivor's functioning by talking to family members and asking the survivor to make coffee or organize folders. He notes that brain injury survivors need strong advocacy of their family members and caregivers to obtain needed services.

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Brain injury survivor Daniel talks about his recovery. "Going from being on top to being chained into a bed in a hospital." "I'll tell them I don't remember this, and people just don't understand." "I look and sound so normal that no one suspects that I have brain damage." "You have to learn to forgive yourself. The future still exists. There may be time and opportunities to fix what may be broken at the moment."

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How do you deal with the "New Me" after brain injury? Speech and Language Pathologist Herb Hein talks about adapting to the TBI-related changes.

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How does speech and language therapy facilitate recovery after TBI? (Hint: A notebook can be very important.) Speech and Language Pathologist Herb Hein talks about his work with brain injury,  tips to enhance memory and stay organized after brain injury, as well as the importance of learning to accept the "New Me" after TBI (near end of video. "We are not done making ourselves better."  

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You know the patient best. And you want the doctor to see the "movie", not just a "snapshot".

Frank Keane, Associate Program Director, Hidden Valley Ranch Rehabiliation Services, advises caregivers to form a partnership with the TBI survivor's healthcare provider.

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Barry was grateful for a full life consisting of good health, family, friends, and meaningful charity work.

He talks about some of the challenges of recovery like finding the right doctors and the reaction of friends and family.

Listen to an interview with Barry on this episode: Traumatic Brain Injury Recovery: Barry's Journey

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Key:  The caregiver needs to accept help for themselves. It's often so much easier to request help for others. 

Former Executive Director Lorie Van Tilburg, talks about how Southern Caregiver Resource Center helps family caregivers. 

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Learn about the role of behavioral analysis in TBI: 

• How a behavior analyst intervenes to modify problems resulting from Traumatic Brain Injury.

 Interview with Psychologist and Behavior Analyst Paul Dores, PhD.

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What advice does a neuropsychologist have for brain injury survivors, family members, and healthcare treaters? 

Interview with Neuropsychologist Arnold Purisch, PhD 

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What does neuropsychological evaluation tell us about honesty, exaggeration, effort, and malingering? 

 Interview with Neuropsychologist Arnold Purisch, PhD 

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