| Brain Injury Survival Kit Contributor(s): Sullivan, Cheryle (Author) |
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ISBN: 1932603735 ISBN-13: 9781932603736 Publisher: Demos Medical Publishing OUR PRICE: $17.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2008 Annotation: More and more Iraq war veterans are returning Stateside with brain injuries, drawing public attention to this condition. This practical, easy-to-use book gives brain injury survivors, their families, and their loved ones the strategies they need to boost brain function and live well. The book is a compendium of tips, techniques, and life-task shortcuts that author Cheryle Sullivan, a medical doctor and brain injury survivor, has compiled from personal experience. With a different tip for each day of the year, the book explains balancing a checkbook, using medication alarms, compensating for impaired memory, locating things that have been put away, finding the right word, concentration exercises, and much more. From basic principles to unique solutions for saving time and energy, this book is packed with helpful information for those coping with the special challenges of this surprisingly widespread condition. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Health & Fitness | Diseases - Nervous System (incl. Brain) |
| Dewey: 617.481 |
| LCCN: 2008017420 |
| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 6.68" W x 8.9" (0.61 lbs) 169 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Over 1.4 million people sustain a brain injury each year in the United States. Add to that the number of returning veterans with a brain injury and the numbers are staggering. The Brain Injury Survival Kit: 365 Tips, Tools & Tricks to Deal with Cognitive Function Loss aims to give brain injury survivors, their families, and loved ones the strategies they need to improve brain function and quality of life. The book is a compendium of tips, techniques, and life-task shortcuts that author Cheryle Sullivan has compiled from her personal experience. Readers will learn successful approaches to:
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