Reconstructing Identity After Brain Injury (After Brain Injury: Survivor Stories) - Hardcover

Book 18 of 19: After Brain Injury: Survivor Stories

Geerinck, Stijn

 
9781032070544: Reconstructing Identity After Brain Injury (After Brain Injury: Survivor Stories)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1032070544 ISBN 13: 9781032070544
Publisher: Routledge, 2022

Synopsis

Reconstructing Identity After Brain Injury tells the remarkable story of Stijn Geerinck and his journey from road traffic accident to recovery. After he was hit by a drunk driver whilst cycling, Stijn suffered a traumatic brain injury and had to undergo drastic maxillofacial and neurosurgery.

In his own words, this book narrates Stijn’s difficult recovery, focusing on the physical, medical, mental, social and financial changes he had to endure. It lays the groundwork for coping with permanent impairment resulting from TBI, including lifelong lesions and the irreversible physical changes. The testimonial narrative is complemented with philosophical insights, providing key philosopher’s reflections on the experience of brain injury. Stijn also explores the essential human characteristics of resilience, fighting spirit, emotionality, despair, vulnerability, hope, depression, optimism, anxiety, rationality, focus, anger and love, as he looks at the impact of his brain injury and resulting disfigurement on his masculine identity.

It is essential reading for any professional involved in neuropsychological rehabilitation, and all those touched by this condition.

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About the Author

Stijn Geerinck is a Belgian philosophy teacher, bass player, long-distance runner, and now writer. In 2019 he published his debut book, in Dutch, entitled Tussen hoop en hersenletsel (Between hope and brain injury). It is an organic narrative about coping with severe bad luck. This work has now been translated in English and its scientific approach aims to support people in similar situations. The author seeks to support wellbeing throughout the world by means of effective altruism, demonstrating how to overcome hardship and disability as far as possible.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2022
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1032070544
ISBN 13 
9781032070544
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
146

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