Brain Injury Quotes

• As many know, brain injury comes in many forms. The two most prevalent brain injuries - stroke and trauma - affect more than 2.2 million Americans, and these numbers are expected to grow.

  Allyson Schwartz

  Two, Numbers, Brain

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• John Wells let me write a couple of West Wings, which was an incredible gift. I loved it once I got past the brain injury part of it, and so I'm working on a couple of things that are far from fruition, but what I want to pursue

  Bradley Whitford

  Couple, Writing, Past

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• All we can do now is try to prevent secondary damage by relieving pressure on the brain caused by the initial injury. There is no reparative treatment for traumatic brain injury.

  Charlie Cox

  Brain, Trying, Pressure

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• In common with many who have a brain injury, I initially lost my confidence and felt very vulnerable, as if a protective layer of skin had been stripped away.

  Maryam d'Abo

  Brain, Skins, Layers

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• I had post-traumatic amnesia, five-second memory, it happens as a result of brain injury.

  Richard Hammond

  Memories, Brain, Injury

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Old soldiers never die, they just lose their grip on reality after traumatic brain injuries.

  Douglas MacArthur

  Reality, Soldier, Brain

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• As the mother of a grown son with a traumatic brain injury, I couldn't be more excited about the prospect of finding out how to repair even a small part of the damage that changed his life.

  Judy Woodruff

  Mother, Son, Brain

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• Just as an informal, nonscientific observation, most people's personalities don't seem to change very much during their lives. There are exceptions in the case of people who go through hugely traumatic events or suffer from brain injury or disease. Some would argue that religious conversions can have deep personality-altering effects. But these are all exceptions to the rule.

  Neal Stephenson

  Religious, Exception To The Rule, People

  "Neal Stephenson Speaks about His Latest Epic: 'Seveneves'". Interview With Adrian Liang, www.amazonbookreview.com. May 21, 2015.

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• Literally thousands of lawsuits have been filed against the NFL by retired players, many of whom say that information on brain injury in football was withheld from them.

  Henry Rollins

  Football, Player, Nfl

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• I think the American people recognize is after a decade of war it's time to do some nation building here at home. And what we can now do is free up some resources, to, for example, put Americans back to work, especially our veterans, rebuilding our roads, our bridges, our schools, making sure that, you know, our veterans are getting the care that they need when it comes to post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury, making sure that the certifications that they need for good jobs of the future are in place.

  Barack Obama

  Jobs, War, Stress

  Source: genius.com

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• Most people may not realize the tremendous value that therapy/companion/comfort animals have for the purposes of easing the suffering of those with PTSD and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), particularly within the military.

  Ken Wahl

  Military, Animal, People

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• Getting punched in the face with a padded glove doesn't really hurt your face. It doesn't hurt your skull. The only thing it hurts is your brain. You can feel the brain injury happening. It's an instant headache.

  Jonathan Gottschall

  Hurt, Skulls, Brain

  "A Talk With The Savage English Professor". Interview with Sam Harris, www.thedailybeast.com. March 5, 2015.

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• I say, 'If I had a serious brain injury I might well write a children's book', but otherwise the idea of being conscious of who you're directing the story to is anathema to me, because, in my view, fiction is freedom and any restraints on that are intolerable.

  Martin Amis

  Children, Book, Writing

  "Martin Amis: Only brain injury could make me write for children" by Benedicte Page, www.theguardian.com. February 11, 2011.

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• Caregivers of those with a traumatic brain injury had their blood pressure recorded at certain time of day -- at meals and during other activities, .. The blood pressure of the people who had adopted the pets went down dramatically.

  Karen Allen

  Blood, People, Brain

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