This easy-to-read book walks you through the stages you will likely encounter if you are the caretaker of a child in intensive care due to traumatic brain injury. A stunning four-page Afterword (ten years after her son’s cataclysmic head injury) tells what she and her family went through and where they’ve gotten to today. This book is not just for caregivers but for social workers, nurses, and rehab therapists who deal with families touched by traumatic brain injury. Is appropriate for related conditions such as meningitis, encephalitis, diabetic coma, or drug overdose.
© 2011
Audience: Parent, Professional