Concussion Is Brain Injury: Treating the Neurons and Me by Shireen Jeejeebhoy
Canadian author Shireen Jeejeebhoy recalls her years of seeking treatment, which is sometimes seemingly impossible to find, for a major concussion in Concussion Is Brain Injury: Treating the Neurons and Me.
For Jeejeebhoy, the immediate after-effects of a car accident – anxiety, pain, and fatigue – quickly multiplied and morphed in diverse, often frightening ways. A writer who was at work on an ambitious project, Jeejeebhoy could now barely read, remember, or organize. Her sight and hearing were affected, and she had outbursts of intense anger, while treatment options were limited or nonexistent. Her was perplexed by her altered […]
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