Survivors

I keep seeing your posts... I'm not sure if I missed the cause of the brain injury??

Brain Injury is the Highest Leading Cause of disability there is in the world. It could be from a Fall, a Car Accident, an Assault, and IED in war, a Tumor, Shaken Baby, Lack of Oxygen and the list goes on. Check with the CDC (center for disease control). Every year there are KNOWN 1.7 million new Traumatic Brain Injury Survivors in the world (that's not including those that have non Trauma based brain injuries and those that are not reported, and there are so many!). 2/3's of our prison population are brain injury survivors if not more. Brain Injury for some, based on where the brain was injured, caused impulse control issues. I survived a severe traumatic brain injury of a fall, that almost killed me. I was in a coma for 3 weeks, in a rehab hospital for 2 months, and almost ended up being "warehoused" in a nursing home for life at 42 years of age. The system is still broken about us, yet awareness is starting to become more out there and the system is starting to work on fixing what's broke to help us.

Well, I thank you for sharing. I think as a parent of young kids I am aware of protecting ones head a bit more than my parents. But I have not lived it, although my father had a severe stroke and heart attack at 50, he has a bit of brain damage, he just came by because he couldnt find a place he goes all the time. He was in a rehab for a while, then lived w me for a bit. He lives on his own.
I hope the best for you!!!

Bless you for that. My prayers always go out to All Survivors, that includes your dear father. A Stroke Is a Brain Injury. It's called an Acquired Brain Injury. TBI's & ABI's are the 2 forms of brain injury. Different medical names due to their cause, but the results to the brain (everyone has only one brain) are the same. Just depends on which lobe of the brain the injury was in, as to what issue occurs. That's really the only thing that defines what we each deal with. His stroke it sounds like, caused what is called "mild" brain injury. But "mild" can be just as bad as traumatic or moderate, just depends on the person. That's all. HUGS!

It's also the highest cause of death. oops, I forgot to mention that. I simply focus on Survival, as I am a Brain Injury Survivor.

Once anyone has a brain injury, it's for Life! There is no way to fix it! It causes Short Term Memory Loss, Neurofatigue, Insomnia, mood swings, anxiety, panic attacks, migraines, social phobia, general anxiety disorder, impulse control issues, and there are so many other things that can come with it. Everyone is different, everyone has different issues. Yet Every Survivor I've talked to online, and that's thousands, have at least Neurofatige & short term memory loss. Just saying. Depression is a HUGE ONE also. Survivors are 6% higher than any other population to commit suicide per the CDC.