A collection of personal examples, alternative treatments and spiritual growth exercises, this 320-page book will appeal to anyone frustrated by the limitations of traditional medicine. Readers will learn to tap external resources and inner strength.
Help for Caregivers, Survivors & Treatment Providers
Information about brain injury travels slowly. That's why it remains a "mystery" not just in society, but often in medical circles as well. The same holds true for most neurological illnesses. Recovery comes in fits and starts, and the road to wellness offers switchbacks and dead ends. Even The Yellow Brick Road begins with a spiral! If I Only Had a Brain Injury helps you and your support team navigate:
- Intimate relationships when you don't feel like yourself
- Vision problems
- How to handle chronic pain and fatigue
- Dealing with despair
- Spiritual awakening through trauma
- Tips for treatment providers (shared by other providers)
- How to balance your life as a caregiver or receiver
- Making new friends
- Migraines
- Finding ways to earn income while disabled
- Vertigo
- Brain fog
- Plummeting self-esteem
- Choosing a good attorney
- Loneliness
- Diet and herbal remedies
- Hypersensitivity