Comments for Brain Damage Blog http://www.tbilaw.com/blog Attorney Gordon Johnson Mon, 09 Jan 2012 07:43:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Comment on Veterans Affairs Lagging In Treating Vets With PTSD From Combat In Iraq, Afghanistan by Bruce http://www.tbilaw.com/blog/2011/12/veterans-affairs-lagging-in-treating-vets-with-ptsd-from-combat-in-iraq-afghanistan.html/comment-page-1#comment-11088 Bruce Mon, 09 Jan 2012 07:43:15 +0000 http://www.tbilaw.com/blog/?p=1864#comment-11088 Let us not forget the good work our soldiers do. Let's support them by giving them works! Eco-Vets:We Will Hire Vets To Install Low Flush Toilets! A Vet can have a well paying job and 9000 gallons per year will be saved! We can hire Wounded Warriors too. Check this for more details.. http://www.indiegogo.com/Eco-Vets-We-Will-Hire-Vets-To-Install-Low-Flush-Toilets Let us not forget the good work our soldiers do.
Let’s support them by giving them works!

Eco-Vets:We Will Hire Vets To Install Low Flush Toilets!
A Vet can have a well paying job and 9000 gallons per year will be saved! We can hire Wounded Warriors too.

Check this for more details..
http://www.indiegogo.com/Eco-Vets-We-Will-Hire-Vets-To-Install-Low-Flush-Toilets

]]> Comment on Lawsuits Flying Against NFL By Ex-Players Over Concussions by George Visger http://www.tbilaw.com/blog/2011/12/nfl-sued-twice-last-week-by-ex-players-over-concussions.html/comment-page-1#comment-11068 George Visger Mon, 26 Dec 2011 06:47:22 +0000 http://www.tbilaw.com/blog/?p=1902#comment-11068 The NFL has known their industry is damaging to it's employees for decades. Problem is, it's a gladiator sport, and people paid good money to watch us "ring each others bells". I suffered a major concussion while playing DT for the 49ers early in the first quarter during the first Dallas game in 1980. I played the entire game, and never missed a practice the next two weeks despite the fact the trainers told me I went through 25 - 30 smelling salts during the game. It was a joke to them then, and only because we are beginning to hold their feet to the fire, is the NFL beginning to acknowledge the problem begrudgingly. George Visger Story in Stockton Record Published December 19th, 2011 The indomitable George Visger was profiled yesterday in his hometown Stockton Record. See“Battlescars,” http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20111218/A_NEWS/112180320&cid=sitesearch. NPR: A Brain, A Life, Battered by Football http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=114059228#commentBlock George Visger SF 49ers 80 & 81 Survivor of 9 NFL Caused VP Shunt Brain Surgeries Benefactor of ZERO NFL Benefits The NFL has known their industry is damaging to it’s employees for decades. Problem is, it’s a gladiator sport, and people paid good money to watch us “ring each others bells”.

I suffered a major concussion while playing DT for the 49ers early in the first quarter during the first Dallas game in 1980. I played the entire game, and never missed a practice the next two weeks despite the fact the trainers told me I went through 25 – 30 smelling salts during the game. It was a joke to them then, and only because we are beginning to hold their feet to the fire, is the NFL beginning to acknowledge the problem begrudgingly.

George Visger Story in Stockton Record Published December 19th, 2011 The indomitable George Visger was profiled yesterday in his hometown Stockton Record. See“Battlescars,” http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20111218/A_NEWS/112180320&cid=sitesearch.

NPR: A Brain, A Life, Battered by Football
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=114059228#commentBlock

George Visger
SF 49ers 80 & 81
Survivor of 9 NFL Caused VP Shunt Brain Surgeries
Benefactor of ZERO NFL Benefits

]]> Comment on Mets Rethink Concussion Protocol After Outfielder Sustains Brain Injury From Whiplash by LeahM http://www.tbilaw.com/blog/2010/08/mets-rethink-concussion-protocol-after-outfielder-sustains-brain-injury-from-whiplash.html/comment-page-1#comment-11062 LeahM Thu, 22 Dec 2011 18:21:51 +0000 http://www.tbilaw.com/blog/?p=875#comment-11062 It's also more than just about the head - too many people focus only on the part that actually hit the ground. I've known people that get their concussion symptoms addressed, but don't even think about the whiplash action that occurred on their neck when they suffered the injury in the first place. It’s also more than just about the head – too many people focus only on the part that actually hit the ground. I’ve known people that get their concussion symptoms addressed, but don’t even think about the whiplash action that occurred on their neck when they suffered the injury in the first place.

]]> Comment on Pittsburgh Steelers Troy Polamalu’s Recent Symptoms Sound Like Concussions, Not Coincidence by Randall Benson, M.D. http://www.tbilaw.com/blog/2011/12/pittsburgh-steelers-troy-polamalus-recent-symptoms-sound-like-concussions-not-coincidence.html/comment-page-1#comment-11045 Randall Benson, M.D. Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:03:44 +0000 http://www.tbilaw.com/blog/?p=1854#comment-11045 Gordon, Thanks for putting this out there after our conversation. Boy, it's clear that Cleveland messed up big-time with Colt McCoy as well. I just can't believe the Steelers are leading the league in underdiagnosing and undermanaging these concussions after so many of their alums have fallen to the TBI sequelae. Then again, you live by the sword you die by it. The Steelers identity has been this and apparently they feel the need to exact as much from their employees as they can with no ambiguity. Makes me want to slant the movie slightly differently. Somebody needs to explain publicly that "concussion-like symptoms" is the same as "concussion". They are playing us as fools and using loopholes. I heard that there are more guys on injured reserve from concussion this year than any other year. Goes to show you how they would continue to keep these guys active before. I'm sure with the rule changes, greater (if inconsistent and very imperfect) enforcement there are not MORE concussions this year. Will be interesting to see if DeMaurice Smith actually does anything about the McCoy situation. The player could not even sit through meetings, but they thought his hand was the problem. If he had not had a concussion after watching his head fly back like a rag doll, I'd say he's not human. Gordon,

Thanks for putting this out there after our conversation. Boy, it’s clear that Cleveland messed up big-time with Colt McCoy as well. I just can’t believe the Steelers are leading the league in underdiagnosing and undermanaging these concussions after so many of their alums have fallen to the TBI sequelae. Then again, you live by the sword you die by it. The Steelers identity has been this and apparently they feel the need to exact as much from their employees as they can with no ambiguity. Makes me want to slant the movie slightly differently. Somebody needs to explain publicly that “concussion-like symptoms” is the same as “concussion”. They are playing us as fools and using loopholes. I heard that there are more guys on injured reserve from concussion this year than any other year. Goes to show you how they would continue to keep these guys active before. I’m sure with the rule changes, greater (if inconsistent and very imperfect) enforcement there are not MORE concussions this year. Will be interesting to see if DeMaurice Smith actually does anything about the McCoy situation. The player could not even sit through meetings, but they thought his hand was the problem. If he had not had a concussion after watching his head fly back like a rag doll, I’d say he’s not human.

]]> Comment on Seizure Dogs and Brain Injury/Seizure Disorders by Gordon Johnson http://www.tbilaw.com/blog/2008/04/seizure-dogs-and-brain-injuryseizure-disorders.html/comment-page-1#comment-11026 Gordon Johnson Tue, 29 Nov 2011 06:02:18 +0000 http://www.tbilaw.com/blog/2008/04/seizure-dogs-and-brain-injuryseizure-disorders.html#comment-11026 Thank you Debbie. Thank you Debbie.

]]> Comment on The Emotional Adjustment to Brain Injury by Gordon Johnson http://www.tbilaw.com/blog/2008/04/the-emotional-adjustment-to-brain-injury.html/comment-page-1#comment-11025 Gordon Johnson Tue, 29 Nov 2011 06:01:21 +0000 http://www.tbilaw.com/blog/2008/04/the-emotional-adjustment-to-brain-injury.html#comment-11025 Gabrielle, If you go to my Facebook page, Gordon Johnson, you can get to links for my many recent interviews with people who have suffered brain injury and/or their families. And most of them are not sports-related. Gabrielle,
If you go to my Facebook page, Gordon Johnson, you can get to links for my many recent interviews with people who have suffered brain injury and/or their families. And most of them are not sports-related.

]]> Comment on Seizure Dogs and Brain Injury/Seizure Disorders by Debbie Wilson http://www.tbilaw.com/blog/2008/04/seizure-dogs-and-brain-injuryseizure-disorders.html/comment-page-1#comment-11021 Debbie Wilson Sun, 27 Nov 2011 07:52:25 +0000 http://www.tbilaw.com/blog/2008/04/seizure-dogs-and-brain-injuryseizure-disorders.html#comment-11021 Thanks for speaking out on this not so obvious ongoing problem. I have found the service dog part of the ADA law to be an ongoing battle. I thank you Gordon, for keeping my words in front of so many people that needed access. Thanks for speaking out on this not so obvious ongoing problem. I have found the service dog part of the ADA law to be an ongoing battle. I thank you Gordon, for keeping my words in front of so many people that needed access.

]]> Comment on The Emotional Adjustment to Brain Injury by Gabrielle http://www.tbilaw.com/blog/2008/04/the-emotional-adjustment-to-brain-injury.html/comment-page-1#comment-7970 Gabrielle Sat, 01 Oct 2011 04:11:50 +0000 http://www.tbilaw.com/blog/2008/04/the-emotional-adjustment-to-brain-injury.html#comment-7970 Thank you for sharing some of your experiences. I have been dealing with post-concussion for almost 2 years now and can relate to much of what you have described. It's been a long, slow, lonely journey which I'm sure you too are far too familiar with. I was hoping that the internet had more personal resources that people in our situation could turn too. However, it seems like the majority are sport related and limited to the amount of personal experiences (in how it feels to have to live with a brain injury day in and out on an emotional, physical, and social level). I am glad to have found this blog, and your thoughts. Many wishes for better and better health. Best, Gabrielle Thank you for sharing some of your experiences. I have been dealing with post-concussion for almost 2 years now and can relate to much of what you have described. It’s been a long, slow, lonely journey which I’m sure you too are far too familiar with.

I was hoping that the internet had more personal resources that people in our situation could turn too. However, it seems like the majority are sport related and limited to the amount of personal experiences (in how it feels to have to live with a brain injury day in and out on an emotional, physical, and social level). I am glad to have found this blog, and your thoughts. Many wishes for better and better health. Best,
Gabrielle

]]> Comment on College Football Player In Oregon Dies Of Brain Injuries From Scrimmage by Jerald Pentz http://www.tbilaw.com/blog/2010/05/college-football-player-in-oregon-dies-of-brain-injuries-from-scrimmage.html/comment-page-1#comment-3193 Jerald Pentz Fri, 05 Aug 2011 18:28:06 +0000 http://www.tbilaw.com/blog/?p=472#comment-3193 Please let me know if you're looking for a author for your weblog. You have some really great posts and I feel I would be a good asset. If you ever want to take some of the load off, I'd love to write some articles for your blog in exchange for a link back to mine. Please send me an email if interested. Kudos! Please let me know if you’re looking for a author for your weblog. You have some really great posts and I feel I would be a good asset. If you ever want to take some of the load off, I’d love to write some articles for your blog in exchange for a link back to mine. Please send me an email if interested. Kudos!

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