Philip Fairclough

Living with Brain Injury

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The book describes a potted history of Phillip's journey, and mainly focuses on the practical aspects of brain injury, rehabilitation, returning home and to work. If you have little or no knowledge of brain injury then this book is a good starting point, both for the brain injured person or their family/friends.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Juli 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 140mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 227g
• ISBN-13: 9781843100591
• ISBN-10: 1843100592
• Artikelnr.: 21588741

Autorenporträt

Philip L. Fairclough ran his own catering equipment business before turning to window cleaning following a downturn in sales. Since his accident Philip has turned to writing and has had articles published in a variety of magazines. He lives with his wife and children in Devon.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface. 1. My Introduction to Brain Injury. 2. Brain Injury - The Facts
and Some Statistics. 3. The Symptoms - The First Few Days. 4. Coping with
Your Feelings. 5. Home Care or Care Unit? The Big Dilemma. 6. The First Few
Weeks - From the Rehabilitation Unit to Home. 7. Long-Term Problems. 8.
Sufferers Can Help Themselves. 9. Learning from the Experience of Brain
Injury. 10. Caring - How to Cope. 11. Useful Information and Sources. 12.
What of the Future? Some Hopes and Aspirations. In Conclusion. References
and Further Reading. Useful Addresses.