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This makes it difficult for them to receive help of any kind.  It is almost impossible to help someone when they don’t think they have a problem.  My partner is in denial although he did admit, when I asked, that things weren’t the same in his head.  (He would not admit this to his therapist).  Most often, however, he focused on his legs which had been broken in his accident.  For those who have sustained brain injuries, it will be important to find different ways to deal with their new limitations.

After reading that with patience and help, as well as using strategies and tools to compensate, most brain injury survivors can often overcome their deficits I asked my partner if he was interested in trying, with my help, to adapt.  He said, ‘Probaby not.’  His decision left me with the challenge of learning to adapt and adjust to his brain injury without his help.  After thinking about his answer, I decided that adapting and adjusting was more a matter of me learning to cope and accept.

From what I have read, it is stressed that the family member living with brain injury must be resilient in order for there to be the ability to adapt and adjust to the brain injury.  Other important requirements include:

-  Personal Resources:  a sense of humor; physical and emotional health, and a belief that one has some control over the circumstances of one’s life.

-  Family Resources:  capabilities of the family to meet obstacles; create family continuity and stability; be organized, and have active involvement of family and friends through the rehabilitation process.

-  Social Support:  Support of friends and family.  This is very important to both the survivor of brain injury and for the caregiver.

-  Coping Patterns include:  take action to reduce the demands created by the brain injury; manage emotional and financial difficulties and cope to make the head unjury manageable and acceptable within the family structure.

Some of the challenges associated with adapting to the brain injury are increased emotional and marital stresses and the suppression of anger on the part of the family member living with the injured person.  Caregiving a patient with brain injury can present challenges relating to role changes, loss of sexual intimacy, and loss of empathy.  Therefore, it is extremely important to establish coping patterns rather than just adjusting or adapting to the situation.

Brain injuries are a hidden disability.  In most cases, the deficits and differences in the individual are noticeable only to those who live with the affected individual.  In many cases other family members and friends do not offer support because to them the brain injured survivor seems fine.  This very likely is not the case and unfortunately lack of support places an additional burden on the caregiver.  Those who live every day with a brain injured survivor know that brain injuries are forever.

Sylvia Behnish has published her first non-fiction book entitled ‘Roller Coaster Ride With Brain Injury (For Loved Ones)’. This book was written to help those who are trying to cope with the devastating impact of brain injury in their lives. It tells of the author and her partner’s journey along the path of progress during their first year following the accident. She has also had numerous articles published in newspapers and magazines in both Canada and the United States.

Roller Coaster Ride With Brain Injury (For Loved Ones) can be ordered at: orders@trafford.com
Website: http://www.talesbysylvia.com
Blog: http://www.progressofabraininjury.blogspot.com

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