Life after Brain Injury : Survivors' Stories / Barbara A. Wilson, Jill Winegardner and Fiona Ashworth

Includes Index.

Bibliographies

Cover --
Life After Brain Injury --
Title Page --
Copyright Page --
Table of Contents --
List of illustrations --
Foreword --
Preface --
Acknowledgements --
1 Introduction --
2 Tim's story: A seemingly mild injury just waiting to be understood --
3 Natalie's story: The phoenix rising from the ashes --
4 Eliot's story: Rehabilitation through golf and family --
5 Kate's story: Recovery takes time, so don't give up --
6 Jose David's story: From medical student to medical anthropologist --
7 Tracey's story: Quality of life with locked-in syndrome --
8 James's story: Returning from the 'dark side' --
9 Claire's story: A face is not a person --
10 Jason's story: Putting a spanner in the works --
11 Christine's story: One day I woke up and there I was! --
12 Adrian's story: Dealing with potholes on the road to recovery --
13 Lorraine's story: 'I just want to be able to look after the bairns' --
14 Mark's story: The 1,000-foot fall guy --
15 Vicky's story: 'Lifting the stone eggs from my heart' --
16 Robert's story: Understanding is key to invisible injuries --
17 Alex's story: Calming the drama and sticking with life --
18 Karen's story: Putting the pieces back together again --
19 Concluding remarks --
References --
Index.