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Amy Beckwith: How my daughter's accident and traumatic brain injury changed our lives
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Gaylord's ThinkFirst Program is part of the National ThinkFirst Association, which is committed to educating youth about the devastating and life-altering consequences of poor decisions that can lead to a serious brain or spinal cord injury.
In this episode, Megan Palmer, OT, and Gaylord's ThinkFirst Program coordinator, interviews Amy Beckwith. Amy's 19-year-old daughter was in a drunk driving accident eight years ago that resulted in a diffuse axonal brain injury a type of traumatic brain injury which changed their family forever. Amy shares a mother’s story of hardship, struggles, adjustments, and triumphs in the aftermath of the accident and through the years of Courtney's recovery.
Gaylord Specialty Healthcare is a long-term acute care hospital in Wallingford, Connecticut. www.gaylord.org.
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Learn more about the ThinkFirst National Injury Prevention Foundation
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