Author Description

At age 42 Judy never thought her mother's advice to "always wear clean underpants in case you're in an accident" would ever help her. A head-on car collision resulted in a severe brain injury that left her comatose for three months and a prediction that she would remain a "vegetable" for the rest of her life. Her sister, family and friends refused to accept this gloomy outlook and started their therapy. Twenty-three years later after leading a normal, happy life she succumbed to Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH), a consequence of the brain injury, which left her completely demented. She overcame this and in now sharing her story of love, hope and successes for others. The book provides the following information: How to help your loved-one when they are in a coma, How to help when you are unable to visit, How to contact Social Security Disability, How to prevent your own physical and mental exhaustion, How to use humor, Law and information for civilian and veteran reemployment, Confronting your loved-ones lonliness, How to get a correct NPH diagnosis, How to contact the Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) and State Affiliates, How to contact the Hydrocephalus Association, How to contact organizations that assist the underprivileged and foreign speaking, and How to contact other organizations that provide information and assistance.