Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) and/or Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Caregiver's Training, Education, and Communication Concerning Uncertainty

This project was initiated by my lived experience as an identical mirror image twin in the initial stage of my twin sister's acquired brain injury (ABI) trauma and recovery. Autoethnographies reveal communicative tensions. A narrative construction and analysis will help to make sense of my family's first 40 days. Patterns emerge, such as closing a chapter, hope and renewal, revelation, and preparation. The complexity of family history with medical organizational culture reveals the tensions, contradictions, and paradoxes of the neuro/brain injury experience.

This experience highlights that placing people who can translate research in healthcare is critical. The need for continued examination of training as it relates to neurology healthcare providers and communication is apparent. Secondly, I see where communication scholars can use theory to build workshops for survivors and caregivers. This project is perfect for communication, integrative health, nursing, or social work students.

Please contact me if you are interested in working on this project.