The book presents a personal account of the impact a mild traumatic brain injury can have. It tells the story of Pauline, who was 33 when a football tackle caused a bleed in her brain which went undiscovered for 18 months. The account includes descriptions of hidden symptoms of concussion and post-concussion syndrome, pitfalls in diagnoses.
The book presents a personal account of the impact a mild traumatic brain injury can have. It tells the story of Pauline, who was 33 when a football tackle caused a bleed in her brain which went undiscovered for 18 months. The account includes descriptions of hidden symptoms of concussion and post-concussion syndrome, pitfalls in diagnoses.
Pauline O'Connor grew up in New Zealand where she gained a degree in Viticulture and Winemaking. She emigrated to London where a football (soccer) tackle led to a bleed in her brain. Pauline began writing during her recovery and documents her experience here and on the website: www.pigpen.page
Inhaltsangabe
2014: Perspective 1. Brain Injury: The Incident & immediate aftermath 2. Clinical advice & symptoms: Just wait it out 3. Abandonment & support 4. Returning to normal after brain injury: Life gets in the way 5. Seeking professional help: Hard truths to face 2015: Priorities 6. Finding a diagnostic pathway: Enter the specialists 7. Hospital appointments: You wait ages then five come along at once 8. Dizziness and related treatments: It's all in your head 9. Returning to former activities: Get out, do more stuff! 10. Vocational Rehabilitation: Work, once more, with feeling 11. Results of the brain scans: A voicemail diagnosis 12. Therapeutic and diagnostic orders: Much therapy, very wow 2016: Planning 13. If it's Tuesday, this must be a migraine 14. Fatigue management in the wild: Harder, faster, stronger 2017 & 2018: Pacing 15. Into the third year of recovery: Wait, is this normal? 16. Brain injury survivor: Who am I now? 17. Finding happiness within limitations: Who will I be? Epilogue - Me, but different
2014: Perspective 1. Brain Injury: The Incident & immediate aftermath 2. Clinical advice & symptoms: Just wait it out 3. Abandonment & support 4. Returning to normal after brain injury: Life gets in the way 5. Seeking professional help: Hard truths to face 2015: Priorities 6. Finding a diagnostic pathway: Enter the specialists 7. Hospital appointments: You wait ages then five come along at once 8. Dizziness and related treatments: It's all in your head 9. Returning to former activities: Get out, do more stuff! 10. Vocational Rehabilitation: Work, once more, with feeling 11. Results of the brain scans: A voicemail diagnosis 12. Therapeutic and diagnostic orders: Much therapy, very wow 2016: Planning 13. If it's Tuesday, this must be a migraine 14. Fatigue management in the wild: Harder, faster, stronger 2017 & 2018: Pacing 15. Into the third year of recovery: Wait, is this normal? 16. Brain injury survivor: Who am I now? 17. Finding happiness within limitations: Who will I be? Epilogue - Me, but different
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