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Unthinkable: Tips for Surviving a Child’s Traumatic Brain Injury

Powerful tips and tools to help any parent/caregiver through a child’s traumatic brain injury

Be Prepared

Be Prepared Before An Accident Happens

The Traumatic Event

At the Accident Scene
In the Emergency Room
In the Trauma Center
In the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
Advocate for Your Child
Preparing Others for a Visit to the ICU
What Friends Can Do
What Friends Should Not Do

Rehabilitation

Getting Ready for the Transition to the Rehabilitation Hospital
Visiting Potential Rehabilitation Hospitals
First Impressions
Questions to Ask
Making the Transition from the Rehabilitation Hospital

Returning

Returning to work
There is No Wrong Way to Grieve

Expectations

Rehabilitation: What to Expect, What to Do, What to Say

Self-Care

Self-Care for Caregivers

Acceptance

Preparing for the First Visit Home

Transitioning

Transitioning Home
At Home
Transitioning to an Outpatient Facility
Transitioning Back to School
Your Child May Experience…
The Individual Educational Plan
Assistive Technology

Going Forward

Going Forward
Miracles Do Happen
One Year Later
As Your Child Gets Older

Siblings

The Forgotten Ones, Sibling- care

Afterword

Ten Years Later
TBI resources
Author’s Motherhood
The Coskie Family
Contact the Author
Note Pages

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