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Traumatic Brain Injuries and Emergency Rooms
ByAlison Hayes January 31, 2020November 22, 2021

I want to specifically talk about brain injuries in relation to emergency rooms because I have had too many experiences with them. I know how challenging it can be to have a TBI recognized and how very important this is, especially in the case of the brain injury being caused by an accident that eventually…

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Overcoming Obstacles

Thanksgiving and TBI – I miss you dad
ByAlison Hayes November 23, 2018November 28, 2022

It’s Thanksgiving week. This is now my 15th Thanksgiving without my father. Fifteen years ago, the Saturday before Thanksgiving, my life was irrevocably changed by my father’s traumatic brain injury(TBI). What happened He slipped. While climbing a ladder. He fell less than 10 feet, but just landed on the back of his head. The…

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Meet The Author

Alison Hayes

As a person with a sometimes-invisible illness that straddles neurology and psychiatry (Functional Neurological Disorder), I've dealt with a lot of the stigma surrounding physical and mental illnesses and both visible and invisible illnesses. I want to help other people with disabilities to regain perspective and control over their lives through manageable steps and make their lives better, one step at a time.

Photography courtesy of Terry Manning(terrymakes.com)