![]() “I think I scared myself more than anything, and the doctors didn’t have too much hope, so after a while I had to stop and just believe he would get better, and advocate for what would be best for him.” She spent her days coordinating nursing, therapies, feeding, bathing, and everything else in the living room of their home. It was exhausting, but who else was going to do it? That’s a mother’s job.” In addition to learning information, Melissa became Justin’s primary caretaker. “I had been rushing to find out all of this information on my own while he was in a coma. Recollecting on the first few days of her son’s fight to live, Melissa made it clear she felt like she was fighting just as hard. “Suddenly memories from the day before seemed like they were decades ago,” says Melissa Shuman, who has come to live with the reality of brain injury after her son, Justin, sustained an acquired brain injury (ABI) following an attempt at suicide. Decreased control over left-sided body movements.Loss of “the big picture” type of thinking.Altered creativity and music perception.Left neglect (inattention to the left side of the body). ![]() Injuries of the right side of the brain can cause:
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