THE Challenge! Spring 2011

THE Challenge!
Brain Injury Awareness Day 2011
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Pat’s great strides and a fantastic case manager, we were able to
reside at this facility for an entire year. I believe this was the key
element in the miraculous recovery he has today,” she said.
“Brain injury rehabilitation has given me my husband back. It’s
given us the opportunity to live a free and independent life and
pursue our dreams. For us, rehabilitation has turned this injury
into a bump in the road instead of a life in prison,” Patty said.
Dr. Anne Forrest, an advocate for traumatic brain injury, was a
senior economist at the Environmental Law Institute before her
car crash near the Lincoln Memorial 13 years ago. “Hospitals
were afraid they wouldn’t get paid by the insurance company
for more of my care. When I told them that I would pay out of
my pocket, they said they couldn’t do that.
“There’s a huge gap between what insurance companies are
willing to pay to get someone back to community function and
what I want, to get back working for a living,” Forrest said.
“What makes policy? Persistence and advocacy and that’s what
you are about and why you’re here today,” said moderator
Bobby Silverstein, who is the counsel for the Disability and
Rehabilitation Research Coalition and former staff director
and chief counsel, Senate Subcommittee on Disability Policy,
Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions.
Looking for more than
traditional outpatient
therapy can offer?
Beyond Therapy ® is an aggressive rehabilitation program
that challenges people with spinal cord or brain injury to
reactivate every last ounce of ability to achieve a healthier,
stronger body. Created by Shepherd Center and based
on innovative research in activity based training, Beyond
Therapy ® integrates intense physical therapy and exercise
physiology to help people with disabilities get stronger,
return to school, return to work, and lead healthier lives.
Beyond Therapy ® is located in Atlanta, Georgia
and Nashville, Tennessee.
To schedule an evaluation for either
location, call 404-352-2020 or visit
shepherd.org/bt for more information.
Shepherd Center, based in Atlanta, Ga., specializes in medical
treatment, research and rehabilitation for people with spinal cord
injury or brain injury. It is one of the top 10 rehabilitation hospitals
ranked by U.S. News & World Report.
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