Traumatic Brain Injury Quotes:

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

topic: Military, Animal, People, Ptsd, Brain Injury

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

- Douglas MacArthur

topic: Reality, Soldier, Brain, Old Soldiers, Brain Injury

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

source: Source: genius.com

topic: Jobs, War, Stress, Genies, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

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

topic: Mother, Son, Brain, Brain Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury

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

topic: Blood, People, Pet, Blood Pressure, Time Of Day

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

topic: Brain, Trying, Pressure, Brain Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury