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difficult child crashed. On hospital, not sure if neuro or mental crisis
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<blockquote data-quote="Signorina" data-source="post: 636919"><p>Suz- my own difficult child's defining point began with a brain injury. He had two very minor concussions while playing football - they could have been a factor or not. His defining moment was being sucker punched his first week in college. He hit the ground so hard that he had a bald spot the size of a quarter and he nearly lost the sight in one eye. His MRI & CAT scans showed nothing. But I can say with absolutely certainty that is was his defining moment. It's a chicken and egg story for us- we dont know if it was the actual brain injury or the emotional baggage that accompanied it that caused his marked change. In most ways- it's not important to know why, because that doesn't change the outcome for us. </p><p></p><p>I can say - having suffered my own serious concussion 2 years ago - I have a new understanding and empathy. I still have bits of brain fog that haven't resolved. For 6 months afterwards, I completely lost all ability to multi task. If it wasn't on my list - I routinely forgot to buy routine things - like milk - at the grocery store. Crazy.</p><p></p><p>There are specialists who deal with brain injuries. A lot of the therapies are still very new but all of them require early intervention. In retrospect, I wish I had known about them. And I wish I had taken a more proactive approach other than the "wait and see" and "no obvious permanent injuries" that the doctors advised.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I am so sorry your are going thru this and I send you cyber support and my prayers and best thoughts for your son's healing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Signorina, post: 636919"] Suz- my own difficult child's defining point began with a brain injury. He had two very minor concussions while playing football - they could have been a factor or not. His defining moment was being sucker punched his first week in college. He hit the ground so hard that he had a bald spot the size of a quarter and he nearly lost the sight in one eye. His MRI & CAT scans showed nothing. But I can say with absolutely certainty that is was his defining moment. It's a chicken and egg story for us- we dont know if it was the actual brain injury or the emotional baggage that accompanied it that caused his marked change. In most ways- it's not important to know why, because that doesn't change the outcome for us. I can say - having suffered my own serious concussion 2 years ago - I have a new understanding and empathy. I still have bits of brain fog that haven't resolved. For 6 months afterwards, I completely lost all ability to multi task. If it wasn't on my list - I routinely forgot to buy routine things - like milk - at the grocery store. Crazy. There are specialists who deal with brain injuries. A lot of the therapies are still very new but all of them require early intervention. In retrospect, I wish I had known about them. And I wish I had taken a more proactive approach other than the "wait and see" and "no obvious permanent injuries" that the doctors advised. I am so sorry your are going thru this and I send you cyber support and my prayers and best thoughts for your son's healing. [/QUOTE]
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