Recovering after Traumatic Brain Injury
Stories Direct Findings Diagram
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Recovering after Traumatic Brain Injury

Stories of Recovery

There are stories based on the interviews so you can explore the research findings through narratives from the perspective of someone with lived experience. The people and their stories are fictional, but each is informed by interviews from the research study.

The stories have links to the research findings so you can read more about the issues that interest you. Clicking on the underlined words will take you to an aspect of the findings that fits with that part of the story.

I have a future, just not the future I planned
I have a future, just not the future I planned

Ari’s life changed forever when his car was hit as he was on his way to rugby practice…

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Joanna FadylMarch 13, 2018TBI, Post-Injury, Recovery, Older, Giving Back, Acceptance
How people respond makes all the difference
How people respond makes all the difference

Jackson’s head injury was not the picked up by emergency services after his skiing accident…

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Joanna FadylMarch 11, 2018TBI, Post-Injury, Recovery, Older, Giving Back, Acceptance
It’s more than just ageing
It’s more than just ageing

As an older person Warren and his family sometimes struggle to know if some of his symptoms are from his head injury or a normal part of ageing…

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Joanna FadylMarch 11, 2018Wanting to Give Back, Injury and Impact, Ability to see the Positive, What's Normal, Values, Life Experiences, Life Roles, Spirituality, Sense of Self
Getting through things
Getting through things

Megan was assaulted. Her brain injury symptoms mean it is harder to process the psychological impact of what has happened as well as keeping up with all of the responsibilities of being a parent…

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Joanna FadylMarch 11, 2018TBI, Post-Injury, Recovery, Older, Giving Back, Acceptance
 

 

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