Traumatic Brain Injury Handbook: How a Near-Death Fall Led Me to Discover a New Consciousness

“A moving, insightful memoir” about recovering from a brain injury filled with information for survivors and those who care for them (Library Journal).

In this book blending personal memoir and practical advice, Joe Healy comprehensively discusses what leads to brain injuries and how to heal from them and manage them during the process. He speaks from experience, having fully recovered from serious head trauma after a fall, and reflects on the lifestyle modifications he has undertaken—nutritional, physical, and occupational—as well as how his injury changed his attitude toward life.

This is an important read for all family and friends of sufferers of brain injuries, doctors, and caretakers. With Healy’s guidance, support networks will learn how to lead sufferers on their journey back to working and socializing as they did before the traumatic event.

With an encouraging tone and clear information about the science of the brain, this valuable volume serves as an antidote to feeling alone, discouraged, or overwhelmed.

“A contemplative and emotional story that details the frustrations and elation of rebounding from brain injury.”—Booklist