TBI Patient and Communication

Attempting to communicate with a TBI patient can be like talking to a foreigner who speaks no English.  A simple statement that should only take fifteen minutes takes much longer, with numerous repetitions, and can sometimes even last the whole day long.   A once congenial conversationalist can still be intelligent and talk to you, and carry on many every day tasks, but not on the same level once enjoyed.

A "new normal' is not just an adjustment for the patient.  Families are also casualties in these calamities. No one comes away from a horrific accicent unscathed.  Not the patient, not the family.