Traumatic Brain Injury

One of the most difficult types of injuries to cope with in life is traumatic brain injury or TBI. This is when something, usually unprecedented, occurs to the brain which alters either one's physical or mental self. When referring to physical self, one could have paralysis, lose skills such as walking, talking, and eating, be unable to do certain motions or tasks, etc. When referring to mental self, one could change one's personality, lose memory, lose the ability to think certain things, remember faces, etc. These occur usually when there is damage to the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain, which by the way, are the most vulnerable. The most common type of brain injury, as understood by the video, occurs at high-speed motion like in a motor vehicle accidents. However, they can be mild, moderate, or severe. Mild cases usually have quick recoveries. Moderate and severe, on the other hand, usually take much more time, maybe years. In moderate and severe injuries, one may also never fully recover and have to permanently adjust one's life. Another typical example is during a fight like the case of Brian who has to move around in a wheel chair and has difficulties thinking and talking. Brian's case is very sad because he has become a completely different person in a matter of seconds, and recovery for him is extremely difficult. TBI is a very sad circumstance that happens to many people yearly. In the United States alone, about a quarter of a million people suffer from TBI yearly. For these reasons, one has to try one's best to keep oneself safe and avoid things that could put oneself in extreme danger of brain injury like speeding. A commonly mentioned proverb by my mom states, "Its better to lose a second in your life than your life in a second."