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Brain injuries take toll on quality of life

Abstract:
The Center for Disease Control estimates that 1.4 million people receive a Traumatic Brain Injury in the United States each year. Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) has also become known as Iraq's signature wound.

Dr. Pat Sample, a professor in the department of Occupational Therapy at CSU, studies TBI and what happens to TBI survivors....

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Leslie Farrell

posted 11/01/07 @ 7:28 AM MST

As a TBI survivor, I found a resource in the Brain Injury Association of Colorado. They have a great list of resources at http://www.biacolorado.org/links.htm also there is a little known fund http://www.biacolorado.org/trustfund.htm that Judy Dettmer is a part of.
I really wish that you all had entered a few of the resource links for those that will google this article looking for information. One thing I can say after having survived a TBI - going back to college was the start of my road to recovery.
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