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Mindstorms
The
Complete
Guide
for
Families
Living
with
Traumatic
Brain
Injury
John
W.
Cassidy,
MD
(With
an
Introduction
by
Lee
Woodruff,
coauthor
of
In an
Instant:
A
Family’s
Journey
of
Love
and
Healing)
For
anyone
whose
loved
one
has
experienced
a
traumatic
brain
injury
(TBI),
you
know
that
it is
a
life-changing
event.
It
may
feel
as if
your
world
has
shifted
on
its
axis,
and
you’ll
never
get
your
bearings.
Navigating
your
way
through
the
morass
of
doctors,
medical
terms,
and
the
healthcare
system
can
be
daunting,
especially
when
you
want
only
what’s
best
for
your
loved
one.
Dr.
John
Cassidy
has
devoted
the
past
twenty-five
years
to
helping
families
cope
with
traumatic
brain
injury;
Mindstorms
is
his
compassionate,
comprehensive
manual
to
demystifying
this
often
frightening
condition.
More
than
6.3
million
Americans
live
with
a
severe
disability
caused
by a
traumatic
brain
injury.
In
fact,
it’s
so
commonplace,
but
little
talked
of,
that
TBI
is
often
referred
to as
the
“silent
epidemic.”
In
these
pages,
Dr.
Cassidy
walks
you
through
the
different
types
of
brain
injury;
the
common
myths
surrounding
it;
the
ways
in
which
TBI
may
affect
memory,
behavior,
and
social
interaction;
what
the
newest
options
are
in
treatment
and
rehabilitation;
and
how
to
hold
onto
your
own
sense
of
self
as
you
journey
through.
Along
with
the
practical
information
you’ll
need,
Mindstorms
offers
a
constellation
of
stories
from
families
and
patients
who
are
slowly
but
surely
finding
their
way
back.
May
their
stories
inspire
you
and
yours.
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Her Longest Marathon
A Runner's Race to Survive
Randy A. Birken, M.D.October 20, 2000, Joyce Lance, a fifty-two year old Houstonian, a transplant from the stark heartlands of Minnesota, raised on a farm and a survivor of past adversity, was about to face her greatest personal obstacle.
At five am, only four miles into her twenty-mile training run, Joyce was hit, head-on, by a speeding car, sending her to the hard, wet, morning pavement, broken, bleeding, and barely alive. So begins her new passage into survival--and an arduous recovery fueled by love, support, and spirit.
Her Longest Marathon is an investigative tale written by a medical doctor using hospital charts, police records, interviews, and letters to compose this account of a remarkable woman, assumed dead by an EMS fireman who thought she would make a good organ donor.
Rich with inspiration, this book reveals the special courage of an extraordinary personal recovery, from the gory accident, to a trauma center's hours of resuscitation, numerous surgeries, and months of physical and mental rehabilitation--as seen through the eyes of a son, family, friends, doctors, nurses, and the resiliently disciplined and unwavering faith of Joyce herself. Full of the complexity of human drama, Her Longest Marathon is a compelling tale of inner strength and equanimity.
Read more about Nexus Health Systems in “Her Longest Marathon” in Chapter 13. Dr. John Cassidy--Physician, Medical Administrator, Humanist |
