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When do you externally shunt the brain????

Bill48
  • By Bill48 · Posted September 6, 2009
  • Journal · 1 reply
  • My 18 year old had an automobile accident only minutes from a hospital; she was transport by ambulance to that hospital. Upon arriving at the hospital I was confronted by a doctor in charge of the emergency ...

Scheduled maintenance this evening

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted August 10, 2009
  • Journal · 13 replies
  • All, Inspire will be performing database updates this evening starting at 8:00 Eastern. We expect the updates to take no more than 2 hours and the site will be unavailable at this time. We thank you for ...

Hello

spangal001
  • By spangal001 · Posted July 24, 2009
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • I had a brain injury in 01 and suffered a coma and know i am still recovering,but as a result my entire right side of my body is effected ie arm and leg,,i no it high tone.At the moment i use a bike which ...

TBI and excessive sleepiness

AshleyT
  • By AshleyT · Posted June 30, 2009
  • Discussion in Traumatic brain injuries · 0 replies
  • Does anyone here experience excessive sleepiness because of their TBI? I'm conducting an anonymous survey on the subject, but before I post, I wanted to know how you all deal with it. And of course, if ...

Share your story via video!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted June 15, 2009
  • Journal · 28 replies
  • Sometimes the most powerful message each of us can share is our personal story -- our own experience. With upcoming healthcare legislation pending, one way we can be advocates is to share these stories ...

Follow Inspire on Twitter and Facebook!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted June 10, 2009
  • Journal · 32 replies
  • We're happy to announce that you can now stay in touch with what's happening at Inspire by following us on both Twitter and Facebook. While Inspire communities are still the best places to connect with ...

Guestbooks are now live!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted May 26, 2009
  • Journal · 6 replies
  • Hello everyone, Last week we mentioned that we'd be adding guestbooks to Inspire in the near future, and they are now live! We're very excited about this feature and hope you enjoy it. To check out your ...

Guestbooks - An exciting addition to Inspire

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted May 20, 2009
  • Journal · 35 replies
  • Hello everyone, We're writing to let you know about a great new feature we'll be adding to Inspire in the very near future: guestbooks. This is a feature that many of you have requested, and we're very ...

Moms, you rock!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted May 1, 2009
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • Looking for a unique and extraordinary way to say "thank you" to your mom? In honor of Mother's Day, good friend of Inspire Dr. Gwenn (of http://www.PediatricsNow.com and http://www.DrGwennIsIn.com) will ...

First measurement and weigh in

mamaw1
  • By mamaw1 · Posted February 8, 2009
  • Journal · 2 replies
  • Today is the first day i have weighed in and measured to see how i have done. I am glad to report i have lost 4lbs and lost nine inches in a little over 2 weeks. At first i could not tell anything was ...

BOB'S STORY CONT.

ERW
  • By ERW · Posted July 20, 2008
  • Journal · 1 reply
  • Please, someone help me to help Bob. I never had any problems with his mom before. He will never get better if she keeps him confined from everything he knew. any advice would be wonderful. I know I probley ...

BOB'S STORY

ERW
  • By ERW · Posted July 14, 2008
  • Journal · 1 reply
  • MY LIVE IN BOYFRIEND OF 13 YRS WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON FEB. 13 OF THIS YEAR. SWELLING ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BRAIN W/ 2 BLEEDS ON THE RIGHT SIDE. IN COMA 3 WKS. WHEN HE WAS WOKE UP HE KNEW ME AND OTHERS ...

Celiac Disease

annabelady49
  • By annabelady49 · Posted May 5, 2008
  • Journal · 2 replies
  • I don't know how to start this so I will just write. I recently by my own research (internet and my own symptoms) found out I have the symptoms of Celiac disease. I have since go on slowly a Gluten free ...

Welcome from TeamInspire!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted March 13, 2008
  • Journal · 35 replies
  • Hello, old friends and new. Today is a big day for us! We have made numerous improvements to your community, most that were suggestions from you. As you can see the site is very different then before ...

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