TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
SURVIVAL GUIDE

ABOUT THIS BOOK
Nearly all of the survivors of a traumatic head injury and their families with whom I have worked have had one complaint: There is nothing written that explains head injury in clear, easy to understand language. Most say the available material is too medical or too difficult to read. The goal of this online book is to better prepare the head injured person and family for the long road ahead. See our Table of Contents below.

PUBLICATION HISTORY
This online book came from materials that I wrote for my patients and their family members. I basically used a copy machine and gave copies away for free. This book became very popular and over a thousand copies have been given out. It costs about $6 to copy the book another $3 to $4 to mail to people. The costs and time to send the books got out of hand. I decided not to publish the book. Few people would have access to the material and I would not be able to "update" or improve the material easily. Using the Internet, anyone with a computer could access this information. It is my sincere hope that the Internet version of my book would help the greatest number of people. Go to each chapter heading and click on it. Use your web browser to print any information that you find helpful. There is no charge for the information you copy.

INTERNET PUBLISHING COSTS
I need your help. If any of this information is helpful to you, I am asking for a small donation. Developing this site (I have to pay someone to design the web page), monthly charges, and adding new information is costly. If you have $5 (cash or check in US currency), send it to me at the above address. Don’t have $5, even $2 would help. If a miracle happens and this online book becomes a success, it will encourage other professionals to provide similar services. It’s up to you to encourage or discourage this type of service for people with a head injury. If you don’t have money to send, no problem. I just hope this book helps you.

LECTURES
If time permits, I do lecture to head injury groups. If this web site generates addition money beyond my costs, I would be willing to use additional funds to cover my travel expenses for lectures. E-mail me at debglen@yahoo.com if you are interested.

LIST OF CONTENTS