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  • From: tbimomsk
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  • 2/4/06
As the mom of a child who sustained a severe brain injury two and a half years ago, I feel deeply for the families of our wounded newsmen, as well as the numerous soldiers who have also sustained brain injuries since this war has begun. I understand that TBI (traumatic brain injury) is the number one injury of the Iraq war, and that in our country, more people get brain injuries each year than breast cancer, HIV and spinal cord injuries combined. They may not be as severe as Bob Woodruff's or my daughters, but there are lifelong effects all the same. And brain injury is a horrible thing. Although the body may recover, in many cases, the essence of who the person was is lost forever, and it is in incrdedibly sad. Unfortunately, because recovery is such a long process, I think that the public gets bored with the "old news." How is that mine survivor doing by the way? Or Roy, of Siegfield and Roy - I'm sure that he is still struggling daily, just as my daughter does. I think that it would be quite eye opening to follow the recoveries of these two newsmen, not just for a few weeks, but long-term, so that the public can be made aware of just how devastating a brain injury is, and how different therapies and programs can help. Maybe more research would be done to help these young soldiers, and the millions of people who are living with the effects of brain injury here in the US.