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    We Beat Harvard in Full Recovery  

           of Traumatic Brain Injury

 

 

                                                                                                                   ---- By Bin Yang, CEO

 

      Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), also called Severe Brain injury (SBI), can be very torturing and

      painful.  You still remember your dream.  However, you may never be there, for your freedom

      and opportunities are taken away internally, which is the worst pain deep in our soul.  Part

      of the reason is that the injury is very hard to recover from. Why? 

 

      The very first reason is you-- your mind does not work well.  The things that have worked

      for you in the past now stop working or work in funny ways.  You have more problems than

      you can handle, for example issues in finance, career and family, which can stress you

      enormously.  Studies have shown that stress can further worsen your injured mind, health 

      and emotions.  Despite of all these things, you have not given up.  That's why you are reading 

      this article.  In addition to your difficulties, What are the other obstacles?

 

      1. Not everyone around you, including your doctors and family, knows enough about

          Traumatic Brain Injury.  They usually do not look at life from your point of view, either. 

          For example, some doctors would tell you that it is great for you to remember a 6-digit

          number.  However, this is not great if you could remember over 200 digits at one time. 

          Different brain capacities can mean different jobs and different lives.  You are often told

          that 2 years is the cutoff time to your recovery.  This is not true.

 

      2. There are not many treatment options out there for Traumatic Brain Injury.  The main

          goal of current treatments is to keep your heart beating, make sure you have no fall and

          no choke.  Speech therapy is not meant to help to regain your lecturing capacity.

          Physical therapy is not meant to enable you to run.   Social service and psychological

          support mainly let you express your fear and struggle, and then tell you to be patient or

          even accept your “new life.”  Your doctors often knock your knees and elbows (reflex

          check) during your clinical visits.  In fact, there are more effective treatments.

 

      3. The recovery process can be highly stressful and depressingly slow.  Stress caused

          from the injury and the unexpected life can make your injured mind even worse. 

          However, a clear mind is the key to your recovery.  Stress can also harm your health

          and emotions.  The usual relaxation methods like deep breathing, brisk walking, and

          breaks are not enough.

   

          Sometimes, the recovery from Traumatic Brain Injury means to re-learn EVERYTHING.   

          In one particular case, a guy got very frustrated with the re-learning process.  He dialed

          911 as a way of stress management, and sometimes yelped to the doctors and nurses

          at the emergency room (ER).  I understood his behavior, and went to talk to him about

          his progress and other’s success.  According to some ER nurses I later spoke with,

          that ER visit was his shortest and most pleasant one since he understood the progress

          better and was encouraged.

 

      4.  Another drawback is bias against brain injury victims.  Some people think that you are

          done once you have a Traumatic Brain Injury, that you should be grateful for being alive. 

          Nice people help you “live” “your new life.”  Mean ones simply take away your

          opportunities, then tell you something else.  They don't care about your time, your money

          or your life.  We need to be able to distinguish the two groups.

 

          A mother always accompanied her son to the clinic, and usually answered all questions

          for him.  The son had partial brain removal after injury and could not speak well.  The

          only way the son could speak better is to let him take every opportunity to practice.  It

          did take me more time to finish his clinic work.  I also assigned him to read loud at home.

          His speech improved after each visit, and he also became more active.

 

      5. The worst drawback can come from your attorneys or even your family.  To some people,

          your injury is a good moneymaker.  The more you “remain injured,” the more they can

          make.  Even when you fully recover, they may still try to make you believe that you are

          totally disabled.  

 

          This happened to a physician who suffered from Traumatic Brain Injury.  The doctor has

          recovered with a normal MRI test, and done excellent in clinical practice.  However, her

          attorneys still wanted her to claim 100 percent of cognitive disability!  Everyone knows

          that no doctor can exist a day without sound cognitive ability.  Not mention this doctor

          who has done excellent in clinical practice. It is just like saying a marathon runner can

          run with fractured legs – impossible! 

 

         This group is usually very persuasive.  Unless you know enough, you won't be able to

         break their "power." 

 

      6. Some professionals only help you get to a certain level, and then stop or give you advices

          to keep you at the same level.  At times like these, you need to be able to recognize

          their underlying motivation, and move on to other resources.  

 

      With all the above internal and external obstacles, how can it be easy to recover from

      Traumatic Brain Injury?  However, recovery is not impossible.  We have beaten Harvard in

      full recovery of Traumatic Brain Injury, including the poor impulse control.

 

      Victims can learn to recover fast, which is why we offer Custom Recovery Program that teaches

      you the knowledge, skills, lessons as well as patent-pending technology to speed up your

      recovery process, and get you back to work and life fast.  Your family can benefit from the

      training as well.  In just a few days, this program can give you the tools to work with yourself,

      your doctors and other resources efficiently. 

   

      In this world, nothing is worth more than the complete you.  You, your dream, and your freedom

      are priceless.  Worker’s compensation or others can never give you enough.  You can make

      more even you only recover partially.  Do not give up!

 

 

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