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ID# |
Title |
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Notes |
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109.1 |
Living with Brain Injury: A Guide for Families |
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A guide for dealing with the changes in a loved one who has
survived a brain injury. Aims to help with the newest medicines
and treatments available. Includes anatomy, injury, symptoms,
rehabilitation, treatment, family, and future sections. |
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138 |
Why Did It Happen on A School Day? |
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Written from the perspective of a young boy
whose father has sustained a brain injury. It is an excellent
tool for helping children understand what is happening to a
parent with a brain injury and the subsequent recovery process.
Written in simple language and supplemented by childlike
illustrations, this book is geared toward children and is an
important communications device for the entire family. |
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435 |
Ketchup on the Baseboard |
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Tells the personal story of the authors'
family’s journey after her son, Tim, sustained a brain injury.
Chronicling his progress over more than 20 years, she describes
the many stages of his recovery along with the complex emotions
and changing dynamics of her family and their expectations. More
than a personal story, the book contains a collection of
articles written by Carolyn as a national columnist for
newsletters and journals on brain injury. |
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632 |
Successfully Surviving Brain Injury: A Family Guidebook |
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Forward by Susan H. Connors, President of the Brain Injury
Association of America. TOPICS: Brain injury basics (injured
brain, healing brain, uncertainty, doctors, Glasgow coma Scale,
Rancho Los Amigos Scale), Checklists (the first few days,
emotions, caregiving success, FMLA, case managers, extent of
recovery questions, what can you control, waiting, paying bills,
disability pay, health insurance, attorneys, trapped in the fog,
living with multiple impairments, impact on family,
rehabilitation basics, nursing homes, planning the rehab,
selecting a facility, eleven years later). LISTS - essential
resources, glossary, state brain injury associations. |
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646 |
Passages in Caregiving |
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Manual for caregivers that addresses many possible caregiving situations and
identifies eight different stages in the caregiving process. The
author also includes names of advocacy groups and resources. |
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648 |
Brain Injury Rewiring for Loved Ones |
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Written by a woman who sustained a brain injury, this book
describes how to work through different areas of your life
living with a brain injury and also how a caregiver or family
member can communicate and understand a person with a brain
injury better. |
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652 |
Sonya's Story: A Caregiver's Guide to Conquering Chaos, Avoiding
Burnout & Helping Loved Ones Retrain Their Brain |
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192 page manual & work book: A compilation of 20 years of caring
for loved ones at home written by a caregiver for
caregivers. It is the road map that families need in the time of
crisis. It empowers families/caregivers with knowledge &
resources; provides step-by-step instructions to cut through the
chaos; furnishes medical & financial forms to help organize the
caregiver, includes checklists on Safety, and Information you
need now. |
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667 |
Brain Injury: A Home Based Cognitive Rehabilitation Program |
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Manual to assist relatives & friends in structuring a productive
& goal-oriented home-based program. |
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681 |
Treating Families of Brain Injury Survivors |
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Discusses the impact of TBI on the family structure, including a
family assessment tool. Provides personal stories from family
members regarding the emotional impact TBI has on families.
Encourages family support groups and self-help techniques. |
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682 |
Three Dog Life: A Memoir |
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A memoir written by the wife of a man who suffered a severe
brain injury and was sent to live in a nursing facility. The
story of how Abigail builds her new life in a small country town
with a new family composed of three dogs, knitting, and
friendship, and her new relationship with her husband. |
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685 |
A Moment In Time |
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A story through the eyes of a mother, as her college age
daughter becomes paralyzed, deaf, and comatose when her car
strikes a tree. Mary chronicles her personal journey with TBI
from the moment of the accident, through the hospital's trauma
center, to the brain injury units of two others, and finally a
group home. |
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687 |
What Day Is It? A Family's Journey through Traumatic Brain
Injury |
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Written by a TBI survivor, this book explains the value of
family caregivers and includes commentary from the author's
family about her journey toward recovery. |
|
691 |
The Fearless Caregiver: How to Get the Best Care for Your Loved
One and Still Have a Life of Your Own |
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Provides caregivers with the tools necessary to effectively care
for their loved ones, understand and overcome medical,
financial, and legal challenges, and through all the stress,
still find time for themselves. |
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692 |
The Emotional Survival Guide for Caregivers: Looking After
Yourself and Your Family While Helping an Aging Parent |
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Advice on being a caregiver for an aging parent, including
commitment, flexibility, cost, and the balance between hope and
realistic goals. |
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693 |
The Comfort of Home: A Complete Guide for Caregivers (3rd
edition) |
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A complete and extensive guide for home caregivers. Covers
basics from determining if home care is right for the reader, to
acquiring in-home help, to being able to afford it. Special
section on avoiding Caregiver burnout. |
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695 |
Living with Stroke: A Guide for Families (4th Edition) |
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Complete guide for families for helping a loved one who has
suffered from a stroke, with on hemphasis rehabilitation.
Written by a neuro-rehabilitation specialist Richard C. Senelick,
MD. |
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698 |
Passages in Caregiving: Turning Chaos into Confidence |
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Guide for successfully navigating caregiving. Identifies eight
crucial stages of caregiving and offers insight for each one.
Provides advice and guidance through research and personal
stories. Includes resources and names of advocacy groups to aid
in the caregiving process. |
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708 |
I Know You Won't Forget |
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Illustrated children's story of a young boy whose mother suffers
a traumatic brain injury. An inspirational story that provides
children with a better understanding of how a brain injury
affects everyone in the family and how issues can be resolved. |
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722 |
Support for Caregiving Families |
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Provides an overview of family support services for families of
individuals (especially children) with developmental
disabilities to enable positive adaptation to disability.
Parents, researchers, program developers, and administrators
discuss structure for family support; goals, tactics, and
techniques to assist families, practical models, and expert
recommendations. |
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738 |
Managing Care and Services after Brain Injury |
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A workbook for families and caregivers to help them with tools
and strategies to successfully take care of a loved one with
brain injury. |
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740 |
More Than a Mom: Living a Full and Balanced Life When Your Child
Has Special Needs |
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Practical and achievable strategies for parents of children with
disabilities. Focuses specifically on improving parental lives
and balancing the demands of a child with a disability with
daily life (marriage, friendship, work, health, etc.) |
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752 |
Creative Caregiving |
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Part of the Caregiver Survival Series by James R. Sherman, Ph.D,
Creative Caregiving focuses on growing the creative nature of
caregivers and finding creative ways to provide care for loved
ones that suit each individuals needs. |
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753 |
Positive Caregiver Attitudes |
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Part of the Caregiver Survival Guide Series by James R. Sherman,
Ph. D, Positive Caregiver Attitudes focuses on maintaining a
positive mental state that can make caregiving easier and more
effective for both the caregiver and the recipient. |
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754 |
The Magic of Humor in Caregiving |
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Part of the Caregiver Survival Series by James R. Sherman, Ph.D,
this volume focuses on the importance of humor in caregiving
activities and its positive impacts on the relationships between
caregivers and recipients. |
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755 |
Preventing Caregiver Burnout |
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Part of the Caregiver Survival Series by James R. Sherman, Ph.D,
Preventing Caregiver Burnout focuses on avoiding "burnout"
issues resulting from extensive time caring for loved ones or
other recipients. |
