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How did you sustain your TBI?
These are the responses I got back from surveys I did and by just talking to people.
Riding a 4 wheeler and hit a tree
Car accident
I was hit by a car
I crashed my car, thrown from the car, hit a tree with my head before landing on a concrete driveway 20ft away
4-wheeler
Penetrating skull wound and 2 subsequent surgeries
Went down to the basement steps wrong end up and my skull lost the ending
argument with the concrete floor
Flipped my jeep 5 times
We, I mean 6 of us soldiers were on our way home for a weekend pass when a Air Force Officer tried to change vehicles
MVA
Motorcycle accident
Car accident
Ex wife causes aneurisms her first hubby died
Vehicle accident |
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Comments
Here are the comments people put as to if they thought it is good that there is information on the internet about this type of brain injury:
* Yes it can inform others and help those who have received an injury
* Yes
* Yes so people like myself will be aware if/when it happens to them
* Yes
* Yes
* Not sure, haven't looked
* Yes
* Absolutely! This needs to be made aware to everyone
* Yes 100% support
* Yes
* There can always be more
*Yes!
* Yes
* Yes
* Yes
* Yes, I know enough to get by, but it was from a friend who has been through it
* Yes
* Yes
* Yes
* Yes!
* Yes
* Yes!
* Yes
* Yes
* Yes
* Yes, also with ideas on what can be done to avoid if possible
* Yes
* Yes
* Yes
* Yes
* Yes =)
* Yes
* Yes
* Yes
* Yes
* It is extremely important. Future parents, people who engage in extreme sports, and people who interact in today's highly mobile society
* Probably
* Yes I do
* Yes I think people need to be informed so they can better understand and care
* Absolutely!
* Yes
* Yes
* Yes, definitely informing the public is critical
* N/A
* N/A
* Definitely
* Sure
* Yes
* Yes
* Most definitely
* Yes
* Not sure
* I have not searched. I would check Google.com first
* Yes
* Yes
* Yes
* I don't know
* Yes because if other people have brain injury or know someone that does will not feel alone about the situation!
* Yes
* Yes
* Yes
* Yes
* Yes I do. I think it has helped my son knowing he is not alone out there. He needs to talk to other TBI survivors because they understand what he is going through and if he has a question they can answer it for him. I can love him but I don't always know what he is feeling. So I enjoy reading others comments so I can better understand what he is going through.
* Wonderful idea, primarily because ther's not a lot out there, those of us who are "high functioning" (don't you hate that phrase?) have a lot to say, and sometimes people around we-the-brain-injured "just don't get it."
* Yes. It helps SOME but could do a lot more--should have special aspects of TBI problems in FAQ format--and a CHAT SITE for us gimps.
* Yes, it provides a place where you can talk to people in your same situation, and get and provide others with helpful information. It helps some but could do a lot more.
* Yes!! You have to inform people of all the different things that are out there.
* Yes online groups have been a huge help. I did get to my local group regularly before I acquired internet access, but I stopped going a few months later. They only meet once a month (and are now probably disbanding because of lack of funding), whereas online groups are 24/7. Plus because online groups are bigger and members are worldwide, there's a much greater variety of experiences (and treatment histories) "out there" to compare notes about.
* Sure, I belong to some chat groups, and we discuss life as we know it now and such.
* The thoughts of us TBIrs trying to make it without the help we get from groups like this would place us very lonely people.
* support
* It's a wonderful idea
* I think it is always a good idea to have places where people can go for support is a very important thing to have in these times.
* Yep, fact I plan to builds one.
* (In regards to A TBI's Corner and TBI Information Center)
It's great to be able to link up with others who understand and also good for public awareness. |
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