The lingering symptoms of a brain injury force me to lead a double life

With lingering symptoms from a brain injury, I found myself in my late 20s living with a complex chronic illness. In many ways I had to start over. I traded a life that I loved for solitude.

Source/more:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/facts-and-arguments/the-lingering-symptoms-of-a-brain-injury-force-me-to-lead-a-double-life/article31454966/?utm_content=buffer5ab12&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

It's all in their heads

"A concussion is more a mild form of traumatic brain injury in which the brain is exposed to abnormal forces that result in transient neurological dysfunction," Ellis says. "But ‘mild traumatic brain injury’ is a bit of a misnomer."

Source/more:

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/life/health/its-all-in-their-heads-390878351.html

Regulation changes deny accident victim adequate benefits, family says

That injury classification — the criteria for which changed the same day of Adam Bari's accident — means he is eligible for only a fraction of the compensation they feel will be needed to finance his recovery.

Source/more:

http://www.thespec.com/news-story/6910240-regulation-changes-deny-accident-victim-adequate-benefits-family-says/

If He Crashed 12 Hours Earlier, He Wouldn't Face Bankruptcy

They say timing is everything. That seems to be distinctly, horribly true in the case of Adam Bari. The 34-year-old Canadian man was riding his motorcycle June 1 when he was T-boned by a car, CBC reports. Bari's family is now facing the possibility of bankruptcy, but that wouldn't be if the crash had happened just 12 hours earlier.

http://www.newser.com/story/232407/crash-hours-after-insurance-change-leaves-family-reeling.html

Chronic Pain Can Cause Long-Lasting Damage To Your Brain

Chronic pain can damage and change your brain. If you live with chronic pain, you will know how devastating and wide-ranging the effects can be on your mental processing speed, your mood, and your memory.

Source/more:

http://www.lifehack.org/450898/chronic-pain-can-cause-long-lasting-damage-to-your-brain

Headaches After Traumatic Brain Injury

Headache is one of the most common symptoms after traumatic brain injury (often called post-traumatic headache). Over 30% of people report having headaches which continue long after injury.

Source/more:

http://www.msktc.org/tbi/factsheets/Headaches-After-Traumatic-Brain-Injury 

Subtle Brain Injury

There is an overwhelming ignorance in the medical community that there is even the possibility of permanent brain injury in patients who may have suffered a concussion. To this day, a significant proportion of the medical community believes that there can be no permanent brain injury without a loss of consciousness or without a blow to the head.

More/source:
http://subtlebraininjury.com/#sthash.KyljJAcG.dpuf

9 Things NOT to Say to Someone with a Brain Injury

http://www.brainline.org/content/2012/10/9-things-not-to-say-to-someone-with-a-brain-injury.html

Read the
Comments [183]