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Traumatic brain injury occurs when a sudden trauma causes brain damage. TBI can result from a closed head injury or a penetrating head injury. Symptoms of a TBI can be mild, moderate, or severe, depending on the extent of the damage to the brain. Outcome can be anything from complete recovery to permanent disability or death. A coma can also affect a child's brain.

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some of you probably remember my fiance's story, you can read about it in my journals. update: as of the end of this month his therapy will be stopping because the state will no longer pay for therapy (it will be 17 months post accident). he can transfer himself now, is semi-continent, feeds himself, and can talk and write. he is going through the inappropriate phase where he cusses a lot and talks to inanimate objects. he is also not continent when it comes to urine. his mother is still a huge problem. she often grabs the fork from him and begins feeding him, and she refers to him as "poopsie bear," and never corrects his inappropiate behavior (which he knows he isn;t supposed to do). his mother is also stealing from the rehab and the state assistance, has emptied his bank account and sold his car, and now the money is no where is sight. the other day i caught her driving drunk with him. last time i confronted her about his care she banned me from seeing him for a month- this is a man that i had my own place with and have been engaged to, dated for 7 years. any way....
anyone have advice on how to correct the cussing? any advice on bladder training??
thank you for listening, i had to vent. sometimes i feel like theres no hope because she is holding him back, but then i remember how strong of a personality he is, and how much he loves me. but i have to help him regain his independence because she won't. help!! advice is needed!!
anyone have advice on how to correct the cussing? any advice on bladder training??
thank you for listening, i had to vent. sometimes i feel like theres no hope because she is holding him back, but then i remember how strong of a personality he is, and how much he loves me. but i have to help him regain his independence because she won't. help!! advice is needed!!
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As far as the cussing, I am not sure what to do about it. I have seen patients get really Pissed off about being corrected, others are OK. As far as the bladder training, every 2 hours, make sure he makes a trip there.
The correcting the bad behavior is hard. I remember with my son's father it was like we were treating him like a child, but I guess that was the only way he would know that it was not OK to talk like that. Even though he did pre-accident :)
i've figured out that i really miss our intamicy. and i feel kind of like his mom has taken my place in his life. before him and i lived together and i was his everything. and now they live together and shes always blowing him kisses, planning his schedule, even picking his clothes. i wish i could just say that i am not comfortable with the fact that she is demeaning to my future husband. i mean before the accident they hated each other. she really doesnt deserve a second chance at being a mother. i remember when he was learning to feed himself, he had gotten kind of messy and she went to take a picture of him because she thought it wsd funny. and i flipped. and thats the kind of shit im talking about. him and i have always been closer than she's ever been to him and i feel like she's impinging on our relationship. tellinhg me theyre getting a family portrait done next week, but im not in it. too bad i'm the one that he considered to be his family for the past 7 years.
sorry guys i just had to get that out. i'm sorting through my feelings. and i swear she's trying to keep him dependent and in a child like state because she is mentally ill. i just pray that he will eventually become mentally and physically strong enough to push away from her.