Blossoming Into Disability Culture Following Traumatic Brain Injury The Lotus Arising 1st Edition Dee Phyllis Genetti

1 Setting the Context

Trek One Budding through Non-Ideal Conditions: Off-Road: Years 1 and 2 Post-TBI: Changes in Self-Perception: Loss of My Old Self

2 Potholes: Diagnosis and Evolving Symptoms

3 Stepping Stones: Speech Language Therapy

4 Lost in the Alleyway: Impact of Awareness

5 The Broken Path: Hallmarks of Communication

Trek Two Rising through Mud and Adversity: The Rocky Road: Years 3 and 4 Post-TBI: Changes in Interpersonal Relationships: Re-identification

6 Not a Throughway: Intellect, Emotionality, Control of Behavior

7 Lost Trailways: Relationships and Loss of Identity

8 Finding a Footpath: Rehabilitation and My Life Coach

9 Unearthing Stepping Stones: Learning to Read and Write

10 Road to Recovery: Beginning of Self-Discovery

11 Road to Recovery: Beginning of Re-identification

12 Taking a Toll Road: Concurrent Mental Health Issues

13 Speed Bumps: Co-morbidity with TBI and PTSD

14 Ruts in the Road: Reckoning with Anger

15 Breakdown Lane: Impatient rehabilitation

Trek Three Petals Opening One by One: Changing Lanes: Years 5 and 6 Post-TBI: Changes in Philosophy of Life: Acceptance of My New Life

16 At the Cross Roads: Spiritual Crisis

17 Staying the Course: Transcending My Story

18 In the Right Lane: Moving Forward

Trek Four Ultimately Blossoming in the Sun: Paving a Way: Years 7 and Beyond Post-TBI: Toward New Growth: Hope

19 Opening Passageways: Discovering Insight, Value and Growth

20 Trail Blazing onto a Steady Path: Blossoming into Disability Culture