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| View Larger Image | TBI Hell: A Traumatic Brain Injury Really Sucks
by Geo Gosling
| | List Price: | $14.95 | | Price: | $13.45 | | You Save: | $1.50 (10%) |  | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours | | | | | Sales Rank: | 501053 | | Studio: | Outskirts Press | | | Binding: | Paperback | | Number Of Pages: | 164 | | Publication Date: | December 09, 2006 | | Publisher: | Outskirts Press |
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Product Description
Always wear a bicycle helmet and use a light at dusk!
Your life can change in an instant...but...life goes on. Don't trust anyone!
"Shut up and get me some fuckin' water!" Those were my first words and the first thing I remember upon awakening. My sister was just droning on and on about stuff that I had absolutely no interest in, and I was tired and just wanted to sleep. So, me being me, just told her to shut up. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 13 reviews)
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A must for young, male TBI survivors 
This book was very insightful for my 18 yr old son. He related to alot of the difficulties mentioned in the book. It was helpful for him to see that the struggles Geo went through and conquered are the same struggles he is currently dealing with. There are plenty of mistakes in the technical aspects of the writing but it lends itself to the realness of the situation. This book was not ghostwritten that is for sure. Someone earlier had recommended Dr. Osborn's book, I disagree, that book discussed memory/mental impairments that didn't necessarily apply in this book. Its like comparing apples to oranges. The brain is so complex and so are the injuries. I think this book is worth the 15 bucks I paid.
August 02, 2008 | |
Informative and depressing at the same time 
I have a "closed" brain injury due to an illness and was interested in hearing the authors views & experiences regarding TBI. I feel the author spent the majority of the book expressing his frustrations and ended the book leaving me feeling depressed and confused. Brain injury can be very hard, but focusing on the negatives does not help.
April 01, 2008 | |
Not the best 
There were parts of the book that were informative, but this is not the best book written by a TBI survivor. Try I'll Carry the Fork or Claudia Osborn's book. While I wish Geo well on his future and with book sales, this is not the best book on the subject written by a survivor.
March 20, 2008 | |
TBI Book 
Although I haven't had time to read this whole book through (too busy caring for my TBI son) I have leafed through it, and it's right on!! The seller was very prompt in sending it, and it's in even better condition than I thought it would be!
January 07, 2008 | |
inspiring and a little creepy
I was rooting for Geo in the first half of the book as he made huge strides in recovery. Then I began to cringe as he blamed his therapists for his problems. My take is that he misinterpreted the friendliness that is integral to the therapeutic relationship as personal interest in him by a young woman. His brain injury caused inappropriate social behavior that he was unable to see and accept, and he needed more counseling to address that. We couldn't get both sides of the story.
As a mild TBI survivor, I have gone through several types of therapy, and it is wrenching to end the therapy for that very reason: it feels like they've become my friends, but they are just being friendly therapists. For them, when it's over, it's over. For us, they become our support in an upside down world.
January 03, 2008 | |
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