The reality of brain injury : am I still me? /

"A respected medical professional, family man, and keen athlete, Andrew Tillyard had a full and active life until a vehicle crash changed it all. He sustained a serious head injury and was airlifted to the hospital where he worked, having only just survived. In this book, he recounts the raw, u...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tillyard, Andrew, 1970- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2022
Series:After brain injury: survivor stories
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Table of Contents:
  • IntroductionHow I Acquired My Brain InjuryHow I Coped Dealing with CarersHow I Started to Find Inspiration After My Brain InjuryHow My Marriage Fell Apart After My Accident, And How I Came to Terms with ItHow Hard Work Helped My Mental Recovery ProcessHow I Learned to Live A Life of Compromise After Brain InjuryHow Trauma Makes Us Reinvent OurselvesHow I Proved That Almost Anything Is Possible After Brain InjuryHow to Go on Living A Life of Value After Trauma How to Find True Love and Happiness After Brain Injury?How I Learned to Keep Striving for Every Physical and Cognitive ImprovementAfterword
  • A happy ending?Poems by Andrew Tillyard