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Mindstorms

The Complete Guide for Families Living with Traumatic Brain Injury

John W. Cassidy, MD

(With an Introduction by Lee Woodruff, coauthor of In an Instant: A Family’s Journey of Love and Healing)

For anyone whose loved one has experienced a traumatic brain injury (TBI), you know that it is a life-changing event. It may feel as if your world has shifted on its axis, and you’ll never get your bearings. Navigating your way through the morass of doctors, medical terms, and the healthcare system can be daunting, especially when you want only what’s best for your loved one. Dr. John Cassidy has devoted the past twenty-five years to helping families cope with traumatic brain injury; Mindstorms is his compassionate, comprehensive manual to demystifying this often frightening condition.

More than 6.3 million Americans live with a severe disability caused by a traumatic brain injury. In fact, it’s so commonplace, but little talked of, that TBI is often referred to as the “silent epidemic.” In these pages, Dr. Cassidy walks you through the different types of brain injury; the common myths surrounding it; the ways in which TBI may affect memory, behavior, and social interaction; what the newest options are in treatment and rehabilitation; and how to hold onto your own sense of self as you journey through. Along with the practical information you’ll need, Mindstorms offers a constellation of stories from families and patients who are slowly but surely finding their way back. May their stories inspire you and yours.

John W. Cassidy, MD, an award-winning neouropsychiatrist and former Harvard Medical School professor, helped found the traumatic brain injury program at Boston’s McLean Hospital. He is currently the president of Nexus Health Systems and lives in Houston, Texas, with his wife.

Praise for Mindstorms:

“One of the greatest gifts a loved one can be handed in the midst of a storm is a life raft. This book is that raft.”—Lee Woodruff