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The Fall: TBI - Injury to Recovery Outside the Box by [Kathleen S Bartl, Zahid Shutter Age, Kristen Corrects, Jamie Jones-Cooper]

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The Fall: TBI - Injury to Recovery Outside the Box Kindle Edition

by Kathleen S Bartl (Author), Zahid Shutter Age (Illustrator), Kristen Corrects (Editor), Format: Kindle Edition

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This book has been written to shine a light on how successful a serious brain injury recovery can be. It is critical that the support system of a survivor doesn’t highjack, overshadow or try to control the overall outcome of the survivor’s own journey through recovery. How a survivor chooses to navigate their recovery should only be supported and not high jacked by those in the caregiver roles. This memoir will take you through the success of rebuilding and recovering from a serious brain injury versus just surviving the decimation of everything the survivor knew.
Lives were changed in a moment after THE FALL. As the rotors soared above from Life Flight looking to land, relationships and roles were being patterned even at that moment. The struggle to rebuild a life damaged almost beyond its capability to be renewed is a journey many people can relate to. The support system in place ready to lead and control the actions of the survivor can be misused and are often damaging. Stepping aside and taking on a supporting role is the appropriate response of a caregiver who is often the spouse, a sibling or friend.
This book explores how a survivor proceeds to heal and remap neural pathways by revamping traditional recovery therapies. Once walking, talking and thinking are tackled with every ounce of energy, the survivor should continue the road to recovery outside of the box. A coach or trainer offended by being asked to train a non-traditional client is a person missing out on an amazingly fulfilling experience. In that same situation, be aware that leading, driving or badgering a survivor into a safe linear rehabilitation is never the best for the survivor. Check yourself to make sure your good intentions are for the survivor, not the ego of a caregiver.
To survive a life altering injury takes a self-awareness of the survivor no matter what their limits or abilities are. The drive of the survivor can demonstrate personal reactions, disapprovals and acceptance of support early on. It takes special people to read those prompts from a damaged survivor. Adult children, spouses and medical professionals play an important role in their recovery. A caregiver’s choice in how to respond to a survivor’s personal drive can make the difference between success and failure. The survivor’s desire to achieve and renew a world they once knew needs to be supported not directed. Being dismissive of a survivor’s interests can damage the entire outcome of the healing process.
Anticipating the survivor’s needs and renouncing their intentions can only lead to a survivor’s wings being clipped. Why wouldn’t the survivor know which of their experiences they would value? A message of importance to teachers, coaches and family members is to not turn your back on a survivors approach to their recovery. It’s their journey so it should be done their way. Teaching a survivor will not destroy your livelihood or your reputation. You will have your clients as always, you will just have one who is disabled. That won’t damage your livelihood.
A survivor with a will to live and recover can drive themselves in a series of situations they want to explore. It should never be the place of the caregiver to veto, discourage or reject their desired possibilities. Early on, we see in THE FALL how certain therapists inherently knew what interested the survivor. They did their du diligence well enough to have a capsule of information about their patient. The survivor will embrace the suggestions, support and guidance. The survivor will feel this person knows me. They know what an ego I have, they know I hate to fail and they know I need to be strong and not look like a quitter. They know enough about me to teach me and let me learn at my own speed. The best recoveries come from the most motivated survivors. The survivor needs to own their recovery. That’s why it’s so important to empower the brain injury survivor. Choose your own type of therapies.

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Kathleen Bartl is a TBI survivor; living life to its fullest potential after THE FALL took so much away. She is an Author, a Motivational Speaker and has been a Guest Speaker at the 1999 Brain Injury Association Conference for Families and Professionals, in Salt Lake City, Utah. She is married to Michael, and she makes her home in Sacramento, California. After raising two amazing children who are now raising four amazing children of their own, she is now bringing up two Golden Retrievers with beautiful souls. --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01A2UGXJY
Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 1, 2016
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1574 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 174 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1516985966
Lending ‏ : ‎ Enabled

Best Sellers Rank: #2,478,799 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #4,947 in Biographies of People with Disabilities (Books)
- #36,327 in Memoirs (Kindle Store)
- #126,834 in Memoirs (Books)

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Kathleen lived her life prior to THE FALL as a career woman in the food industry for 22 years. She was working as a Business Engineer in her corporate office in 1996 when a horse accident caused a severe closed head Traumatic Brain Injury in September of 1996. Waking six weeks into her coma, a long arduous climb to recovery began. After two years of traditional therapy to recover basic skills in walking, talking and thinking, the author moved into her community to further her recovery in sports and personal areas of interests. The level of accomplishment was irrelevant to the experience and learning opportunities. She began with seven years of physical therapy work on her horse, gaining her better movements, better balance and limited recovery of her multi tasking skills. She managed to finish her college education, a BSBM with special help from the University she was enrolled in.

The author became a Motivational Speaker a guest speaker at the Brain Injury Conference for Families and Professionals in Utah, 1999 and hosted a web site designed to provide information and social interaction for Traumatic Brain Injury survivors for ten years. Kathleen is a regular contributor to the website My Invisible Life. She still battles vertigo 24/7, but manages it well enough to be physically independent. Her goal is to reach Traumatic Brain Injury survivors and help them understand that their recovery efforts must continue for every day and year they are alive. Gains both mentally and physically, can and will happen as each year passes. Never giving up on improving your recovery gives a survivor the upper hand in their future.

The author has penned an interesting and informative Memoir taking the reader through her hard but motivating journey of progress toward a recovery that can be valued. Animals are the author's greatest love, and have become an integral part of most of her independent recovery therapies. Her work at getting better will always include the kindness of strangers, the patience of professional trainers and the love of amazing animals.

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Ken Hathaway

A personal battle everyday....

Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2016

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Kathleen Bartl’s, ‘The Fall’ is her personal story of a (Traumatic Brain Injury) TBI survivor that was able to prove to the community (medical, friends) how if one works constantly and focuses on the goal, that life can be fulfilling in many ways after a horrific accident.

I have only known Kathi and Mike after ‘The Fall’ occurred and I have always thought that both are one of the most lucky, funny and thoughtful couples I have known. Their love for each other is unmatched in many ways and I envy that in them.

I did not know the full story for Kathi’s TBI until reading her book, only that she fell off her horse in the mid 90’s. To me she is just Kathi, the beautiful wife of a friend. Even though she and Mike have gone through hell they still believe life is worth living to its fullest everyday.

Ken H - New Hampshire

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HelenVee

The details are often painful to read and must have been painful to endure

Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2016

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A well written memoir of a woman with a brain injury resulting from a fall from a horse. The details are often painful to read and must have been
painful to endure. But with the aid of a tremendous will to keep going and an tough inner strength she went through a twenty-year
therapy process involving rehab, riding lessons, dog agility lessons, fitness and strength training, and the process of writing a book.
She often had help from helpers whom she would seek out or who appeared in her life. She stresses that helping the brain to recover and
to make new neural pathways is a process of years and of will and effort.
HelenVee

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Jamie Jones

Wonderful book and very helpful

Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2016

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This book is a very articulate and engaging description of life after a traumatic brain injury. It is a hopeful read for anyone facing a similar path!

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kimberly Bryant

An eye opening account of one woman's TBI survival

Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2016

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A truly inspiring read about overcoming huge limitations that were put upon the author. Courage, strength, and pure will, drove her forward to the beautiful person she is today. I will be recommending this book to everyone I know.

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Amazon Customer

Amazing! And a testament of the power of the ...

Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2016

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Amazing! And a testament of the power of the human spirit!

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