Brain Injury Survival Kit

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Brain Injury Survival Kit

365 Tips, Tools & Tricks to Deal with Cognitive Function Loss

Coping with / advice about illness and specific health conditions

Author: Cheryle Sullivan

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Language: English

Published by: Demos Health

Published on: 20 August 2008

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 820 pages

ISBN: 9781935281207


Over 1.4 million people sustain a brain injury each year in the United States.

Add to that the number of returning veterans with a brain injury and the numbers are staggering. The Brain Injury Survival Kit: 365 Tips, Tools & Tricks to Deal with Cognitive Function Loss aims to give brain injury survivors, their families, and loved ones the strategies they need to improve brain function and quality of life. The book is a compendium of tips, techniques, and life-task shortcuts that author Cheryle Sullivan has compiled from her personal experience. Readers will learn successful approaches to:

Tips and Techniques Covered

  • Balancing a checkbook
  • Using medication alarms
  • Compensating for impaired memory function
  • Locating things that have been put away
  • Word finding
  • Concentration exercises
  • Communication tools
  • And much more!

From basic principles to unique solutions for saving time and energy, this book is packed with helpful information for those coping with the special challenges of a brain injury.

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