Brain Injury Survival Kit

Over 1.4 million people sustain a brain injury each year in the United States. Add to that the number of returning veterans with a brain injury and the numbers are staggering. *The Brain Injury Survival Kit: 365 Tips, Tools & Tricks to Deal with Cognitive Function Loss* aims to give brain injury survivors, their families, and loved ones the strategies they need to improve brain function and quality of life. The book is a compendium of tips, techniques, and life-task shortcuts that author Cheryle Sullivan has compiled from her personal experience. Readers will learn successful approaches to: * Balancing a checkbook * Using medication alarms * Compensating for impaired memory function * Locating things that have been put away * Word finding * Concentration exercises * Communication tools * And much more! From basic principles to unique solutions for saving time and energy, this book is packed with helpful information for those coping with the special challenges of a brain injury.