Lost in My Mind: Recovering From Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

Lost in My Mind is a stunning memoir describing Kelly Bouldin Darmofal's journey from adolescent girl to...
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Author: Kelly Bouldin Darmofal
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Lost in My Mind: Recovering From Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) by Darmofal, Kelly Bouldin

Lost in My Mind: Recovering From Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

€28,30

Lost in My Mind: Recovering From Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

€28,30
Author: Kelly Bouldin Darmofal
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Lost in My Mind is a stunning memoir describing Kelly Bouldin Darmofal's journey from adolescent girl to special education teacher, wife and mother -- despite severe Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Spanning three decades, Kelly's journey is unique in its focus on TBI education in America (or lack thereof). Kelly also abridges her mother's journals to describe forgotten experiences. She continues the narrative in her own humorous, poetic voice, describing a victim's relentless search for success, love, and acceptance -- while combating bureaucratic red tape, aphasia, bilateral hand impairment, and loss of memory.
Readers will:
  • Learn why TBI is a "silent illness" for students as well as soldiers and athletes.
  • Discover coping strategies which enable TBI survivors to hope and achieve.
  • Experience what it's like to be a caregiver for someone with TBI.
  • Realize that the majority of teachers are sadly unprepared to teach victims of TBI.
  • Find out how relearning ordinary tasks, like walking, writing, and driving require intense determination.

    "This peek into the real-life trials and triumphs of a young woman who survives a horrific car crash and struggles to regain academic excellence and meaningful social relationships is a worthwhile read for anyone who needs information, inspiration or escape from the isolation so common after traumatic brain injury."
    -- Susan H. Connors, President/CEO, Brain Injury Association of America

    "Kelly Bouldin Darmofal's account is unique, yet widely applicable: she teaches any who have suffered TBI-and all who love, care for, and teach them--insights that are not only novel but revolutionary. The book is not simply worth reading; it is necessary reading for patients, poets, professors, preachers, and teachers."
    -- Dr. Frank Balch Wood, Professor Emeritus of Neurology-Neuropsychology, Wake Forest School of Medicine

    Learn more at www.ImLostInMyMind.com
    From the Reflections of America Series at Modern History Press www.ModernHistoryPress.com

    Author: Kelly Bouldin Darmofal
    Publisher: Modern History Press
    Published: 10/23/2014
    Pages: 224
    Binding Type: Paperback
    Weight: 0.70lbs
    Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.47d
    ISBN: 9781615992447

    About the Author
    Darmofal, Kelly Bouldin: - After suffering a severe Traumatic Brain Injury at age 15, Kelly returned to school in '92-'93 with multiple disabilities including double vision, memory loss, and aphasia. Undaunted, Kelly struggled to graduate from a school adapting to a new disability category -- TBI. Developing coping techniques on her own and with varied assistance, Kelly continued to persevere, completing both college and a Masters in special education at Salem College. She currently writes and teaches in North Carolina where she resides with her husband and son.
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