Lecturette Brain injuries just don t happen to individuals. They happen to families and friends as well. The effects of brain injury spread likes ripples on a pond. Everyone is affected one way or another. This week we are going to focus on how a brain injury impacts a family.
Families have a delicate balance and every member plays a different role.
This balance is called homeostasis. Most of the time, we don t even know the role we are playing. The role is almost an unseen or unspoken understanding of how you will behave. He makes all financial decisions, from putting a check into the bank to planning for retirement. Many roles are more subtle, but just as important.