ABSTRACT
During the second half of this third and fourth year post-TBI, the author’s mental health is taking a deep turn for the worse. A neuropsychological assessment is administered to formally assess her brain functioning. The administrator reported in response to the potential of her returning to graduate school that her results were of sufficient magnitude, resulting in impairments of independent activities of daily living. The doctor further wrote that unless there is a significant improvement in her cognitive status and endurance, it is also extremely difficult to imagine her participation in continued professional activities. The author’s health insurance denies further coverage for speech-language therapy. This therapy organizes her life, helps her to think and understand and is her primary hope for returning to optimal cognitive function. She manages to pay privately, but sessions are drastically reduced. Her mental health declines into a deeper depression.
