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PublisherEpf Media, Inc.
ISBN-101933724544
ISBN-139781933724546
eBay Product ID (ePID)25038412621
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Publication Year2018
SubjectGeneral
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameGoing the Distance : Journeys of Recovery
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaMedical
FormatHD Dvd
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Intended AudienceCollege Audience
SynopsisGoing the Distance: Journeys of Recovery: Four survivors take us inside the experience of traumatic brain injury (TBI) to reveal their personal stories of devastation, heroism, and hope. A corporal in the U.S. Marines, African-American Jason Poole suffered massive head injuries in a roadside bomb in Iraq. Co-ed Kristen Collins was severely injured in a motorcycle accident while away at college. Pre-med student Jay Waller fell victim to a savage road-rage beating while on vacation. Six-year-old Ian McFarland survived the car crash that left him an orphan. Along their paths to recovery, these four protagonists relive the dramatic accidents that almost took their lives, learn how to walk, talk and live again, and face the most daunting challenge of all-reinventing themselves-frequently with humor and always with heart. In spite of enduring hardship, including life-long cognitive and emotional challenges, each does succeed in envisioning and achieving a new dream on their life path. Called the "silent epidemic," TBI impacts 1.5 million Americans every year at a staggering cost of $60 billion. Against the backdrop of an embattled health care system and a nation entrenched in war, Going the Distance paints a compelling portrait of the struggles faced by TBI survivors and their loved ones while delivering a hard-hitting message about the failing social safety net. Through these individual profiles in courage, the hour-long broadcast documentary and social engagement campaign will draw attention to TBI survivors who have remained invisible, untreated and often un-diagnosed, while providing a forum for their communities and educating the general public.
