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As of 07-25-2010
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Journal - Lorenz, L. S.
(2010).
Discovering a new
identity after brain injury,
Sociology of Health and Illness, Volume 32, Issue 6, available
as of July 1 online, and in print in September
- Improving the Lives Altered
by Brain Injury:
Op Ed May 27th 2010
'The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have drawn more attention to the plight of brain-injury survivors, as has the NFL's recent acknowledgment that some of its players are suffering neurological consequences from repeated concussions. But our health policies and treatment practices have yet to catch up to the staggering toll of this complex and insidious condition...'
Read the rest of the article here
Philadelphia Inquirer.
- Topics/Sports/Story
Brandeis Now
1 month ago
Heller's Laura Lorenz advocates for people with brain
injuries:
'The wars in
Iraq
and
Afghanistan have drawn more attention to the plight of
brain-injury survivors, as has the
NFL's
recent acknowledgment that some of its players are suffering
neurological consequences from repeated concussions. But our
health...
'see
more at the NPR website here. |
Brain Injury Survivors:
Narratives of Rehabilitation and Healing
by Laura S. Lorenz from
Lynne Rienner Publishers
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Hardcover 200 Pages
ISBN: 978-1588267283
Learn more about the book and order from here:
Lynne Rienner
Publishers,
Barnes & Noble, and
more. |
“Incredibly important…. a must-read for
people who care about brain injury. Lorenz provides a genuinely
fresh way of allowing survivors to provide their own perspectives on
life-change experience. This innovative and touching book will
change the way we think about—and respond to—the experience of brain
injury survivors.” –Prof. Mark Sherry, University of Toledo
Students and practitioners of
rehabilitation therapies, medicine, social science, and social
policy will find this refreshing book to be informative and
useful. Brain injury survivors and their families will recognize
their own experiences and find hope. Clinicians will discover a
new approach to improving their care for persons with hidden
disabilities.
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Description: Although millions of people are
affected each year by brain injuries, what it is like to live
with these injuries is often misunderstood. Laura Lorenz delves
into the experience of acquired brain injury (ABI) survivors to
reveal how they make sense of their changed circumstances - and
how social policies and medical expectations can enhance, or
detract from, their quality of life.
As she traces individual
journeys on the road from diagnosis through rehabilitation,
Lorenz evokes the reality of living with ABI. She also tackles
the systemic problems undercutting the quality of current
medical and social support. Moving beyond ABI, her work
encourages a fresh approach to the patient-provider relationship
for people with a wide range of disabilities...
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Note: Do you have a copy of the book yet, would you like to say something
to Laura about it? Please let us know, Laura would love to hear from
you. Email
her at laura@lslorenz.com,
please include "Re: Your new Book Brain Injury Survivors." in
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Exhibits:
Brain Injury X-Posed
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An astonishing story: What does it feel like to live with a
brain injury? What are the issues and concerns of survivors? How do
they cope? Where do they find comfort, support, and hope? Brain
Injury X-Posed: The Survivor’s View is a photographic exhibit
created by Laura, Barbara Webster, and eight members of the Brain
Injury Association of Massachusetts Framingham support group.
'Taking photos and talking about them helped to peel away the layers
of issues and emotions like the layers of an onion,' says Barbara
Webster, co-facilitator of the project, who also sustained a TBI. Read more about this incredible project here on the
Projects Current and Past Page and
more at
Brainline.org Brain Injury X-Posed: The Survivor's View. |
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