FROM THE ASHES -
is
the leading head injury survivor's guide. Written by survivors of
head injury for survivors of head injury. FROM
THE ASHES is a 121-page head injury
self-advocacy guide by Constance Miller and Kay Campbell.
Designed
to increase the independent living skills of high level functioning
adults, FROM THE ASHES
- offers insights into head injury and its effects on families and others
close to survivors of traumatic brain injury.
FROM
THE ASHES - prepares
readers to recognize and understand the life-altering experience of traumatic
brain injury. Drawing on factual information from numerous, authoritative
sources - FROM THE ASHES -
empowers
survivors to articulate and manage head injury impairments.
FROM
THE ASHES - describes
the brain and its functioning, and the effects of injury on the brain and
behavior. Its easy to read text and helpful hints will increase the self-management
skills of the survivor. Its expansive glossary contains 156 entries and
covers the most commonly used words and phrases employed by professionals
to describe head injury and its effects.
FROM
THE ASHES - contains
worksheets to help locate and access the right doctor or therapist. It
provides flow charts to increase organizational and problem solving skills.
Also included are self assessment inventories to measure residual skills
and identify head injury losses. Interspersed throughout the text are tips
on ways to recover skills and increase efficiency.
FROM
THE ASHES - gives
balance and perspective to the course of head injury recovery. FROM
THE ASHES - addresses
the pain of psychic trauma and spiritual debilitation that follows the
loss of self after head injury. FROM
THE ASHES - suggests
ways to create a fulfilling, productive, dignified life in spite of head
injury.
Authors: Constance
Miller, M.A., Psychology, and Kay Campbell, extensive graduate work
in psychiatric social work.
FROM
THE ASHES is
available from Head Injury Hotline
-- 206-621-8558.
Snail mail
orders: Head Injury Hotline,
P.O. Box 84151,
Seattle, WA 98124 -
Enclose
$25,
US, includes postage & handling.
Visa / M.C.
and P. O. welcome
copies
of FROM THE ASHES available
to head injury support groups!
| "Being a highly involved patient
was possible before, but only for the most dedicated, committed people,
but, now all the information is available to anyone with an internet
connection."
-- Tom Ferguson, MD
-- Founder of Medical Self Care Magazine; Medical
Editor of the Millennium Whole-health Catalogue; Author
of Health On-Line, Addison Wesley, 1996 |
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