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Mindstorms
The
Complete
Guide for
Families
Living
with
Traumatic
Brain
Injury
John W.
Cassidy,
MD
(With an
Introduction
by Lee
Woodruff,
coauthor
of In
an
Instant: A
Family’s
Journey of
Love and
Healing)
For anyone
whose
loved one
has
experienced
a
traumatic
brain
injury
(TBI), you
know that
it is a
life-changing
event. It
may feel
as if your
world has
shifted on
its axis,
and you’ll
never get
your
bearings.
Navigating
your way
through
the morass
of
doctors,
medical
terms, and
the
healthcare
system can
be
daunting,
especially
when you
want only
what’s
best for
your loved
one. Dr.
John
Cassidy
has
devoted
the past
twenty-five
years to
helping
families
cope with
traumatic
brain
injury;
Mindstorms
is his
compassionate,
comprehensive
manual to
demystifying
this often
frightening
condition.
More than
6.3
million
Americans
live with
a severe
disability
caused by
a
traumatic
brain
injury. In
fact, it’s
so
commonplace,
but little
talked of,
that TBI
is often
referred
to as the
“silent
epidemic.”
In these
pages, Dr.
Cassidy
walks you
through
the
different
types of
brain
injury;
the common
myths
surrounding
it; the
ways in
which TBI
may affect
memory,
behavior,
and social
interaction;
what the
newest
options
are in
treatment
and
rehabilitation;
and how to
hold onto
your own
sense of
self as
you
journey
through.
Along with
the
practical
information
you’ll
need,
Mindstorms
offers a
constellation
of stories
from
families
and
patients
who are
slowly but
surely
finding
their way
back. May
their
stories
inspire
you and
yours.
John W.
Cassidy,
MD, an
award-winning
neouropsychiatrist
and former
Harvard
Medical
School
professor,
helped
found the
traumatic
brain
injury
program at
Boston’s
McLean
Hospital.
He is
currently
the
president
of Nexus
Health
Systems
and lives
in
Houston,
Texas,
with his
wife.
Praise
for
Mindstorms:
“One of
the
greatest
gifts a
loved one
can be
handed in
the midst
of a storm
is a life
raft. This
book is
that
raft.”—Lee
Woodruff
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