It is best to look at the team effort with numerous players needed to reach the goal. Head injury is often a 3 to 6 month medical crisis. It is often a lifetime proposition, so use al the help you can get from each of these team members. If the doctor and other therapists have told you that your loved one is ready to go back to work, that is one thing. However, if you have determined that this is the way it must be, or if the patient is telling you that he is going back to work right away, this is representative of denial.
Families often hide the fact that they are in denial.
This type of denial can cause families to miss or ignore important information. Allow yourself to listen to what others are saying. It is very difficult for family members to recognize this denial because of its protective quality. It is helpful at times and allows one to face the huge undertaking at hand. To determine if you are holding on to false hope you might ask one of the team members that you trust.