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Divorce caused by TBI
by: Lee on Tue, Jan 06 2009
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Almost two years ago, my husband, the love of my life, was in a terrible motorcycle accident. They didn’t expect him to survive but miraculously he came back after a week in a coma. Doctors were amazed he could walk, talk, remember(after a while)everyone he knew. It was a long road for us but he did come home to finish his recovery.

He was child-like at first, I almost enjoyed caring for him but as he became stronger, he also became meaner, paranoid, verbally abusive and then physically abusive towards me(the one who cared for him). Anyway, due to lack of insurance and already mounting medical bills, and his non-belief that he had a problem, he did not seek medical attention for this.

His personality changed. He was NOT the man I married and I was actually fearful of him. Needless to say I left him for my safety. He has no emotion, no remorse, and still will do whatever he can to hurt me. He literally became a different person with one blow to the head. I miss the original but I pretend now that he didn’t make it through the accident. Is that wrong?
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  1. Thu, Oct 22 2009
    First of all, I am so sorry for your loss. You lost the love of your life, and don't let anyone tell you any differently. TBI causes the person to c...Read
  2. Sat, Apr 11 2009
    I am the poster boy for TBI, anger, confusion, and headaches. I left my first wife years ago because although I did disclose my issues and we did live...Read
  3. Sun, Feb 08 2009
    I too have a husband that was in a motorcycle accident and has developed very similar post-accident behaviors - I have been living with it for a year ...Read
  4. Sun, Jan 25 2009
    First I would like to say that I have Traumatic Brain Injury and I get frusterated daily with myself for not being able to do what I did before TBI. A...Read

January 2009

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  • Divorce caused by TBI - by Lee - (Tue, Jan 06 2009)
    Almost two years ago, my husband, the love of my life, was in a terrible motorcycle accident. They didn’t expect him to survive but miraculously he came back after a week in a coma. [more..]

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