Nonprofit launches project to help veterans with TBI
For veterans returning from Iraq with traumatic brain injuries, life can spiral out of control. They lose memory and concentration, they cannot maintain relationships, they are unable to work and lose jobs. They feel isolated, frustrated and angry. The 10 in 10 Project, a New York-based nonprofit, is launching its Ticket to Hope campaign, sending brain injury recovery kits to people with traumatic brain injuries. The kit includes a DVD tutorial, teaching keys to recovery, finding a buddy, getting rest, accepting your new life and setting a routine, claims founder of 10 in 10 Karen Fowler. The kits, however, are not a cure-all. They are complicated and people with traumatic brain injuries might not have the cognitive skills to use them, said Diane Tripplet, director of the Brain Injury Association
of Maryland.
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