Sarah and Mandy discuss:
- Mandy's sister’s accident
- Her experience finding her role within her family as a sister/daughter and healthcare professional
- Recognizing the importance of family dynamics in the rehab journey
- The tension she experienced during rehab between expectations and reality
- Her role between the doctors, nurses, therapists, etc and her family
- The pivotal moment with her sister’s OT
- Navigating her role from a personal and professional standpoint
- The ripple effect of traumatic accidents and rehabilitation on families
- Knowing when and how to make appropriate referrals
- Advice for therapists working with people & their families who have experienced a brain injury
- Advice for families and caregivers going through an acquired accident
- Where her sister is now
- The one thing she wished she knew during the time of the accident and initial rehab journey
- Traumatic Brain Injury: Unmet Support Needs of Caregivers and Families in Florida: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3866264/
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