Horizons of Traumatic Brain Injury Recovery

About the Book

This book tells the story of the worst possible human injury — brain trauma — but with a full recovery. A surface read finds a medical case study. Below the surface lives an uncommon love story. But at the deepest level is a story of faith in God, determined hard work and recovery. The injury occurred as a young man impaired on marijuana turned right on red and struck the 69-year-old pedestrian in the crosswalk.

To relieve high intracranial pressure, surgeons removed a hemisphere of Martha’s skull. They evacuated large intracerebral hematomas caused by the contusion where the car struck her right temporal lobe.

Severe traumatic brain injury requires 1-3 years of recovery. Martha’s took over two years. Surgeons and physicians noted her remarkable recovery. Five months after the injury neurosurgeons replaced her skull bone.

The book contains medical, surgical and therapy records that document the before and after conditions of Martha. It also contains police and court records of the driver’s crimes and case.

Martha felt Our Father’s help and assurance during her long recovery. Tom received a poem giving them a promise and him an assignment:

This set the pattern for Martha — full recovery, and for Tom — her caregiver. Visit link text

About the Author

In 2007, Tom ended 50 years of teaching of all ages, culminating with doctoral students. He taught in Boston, Xi’an and Seattle. Teaching in churches ran parallel to professorial, research and consulting roles. His forté lies in managerial quantitative analysis. He calls himself a numbers guy, or “bean counter.” Those who know his work best, claim that he makes “numbers talk.” As a professor and consultant, data analysis buttressed all of his work. In the year he ceased teaching, it was to become the sole caregiver for his wife Martha, who suffered severe traumatic brain injury on May 5, 2007.