I was excited to have found a copy of this book. The author of this book has also undergone brain trauma so its neat to be able to get an expert perspective and a personal perspective at the same time. This book is not afraid of talking about the degrees of severity of brain trauma one can encounter, whereas mainstream and uninformed physicians prefer to glance over because it ends up being extensive work on their end to understand the underlying nuances and atypical symptoms. It does not take much to create an mild brain trauma exposure and unfortunately it goes highly undiagnosed. Stoler provides anecdotal examples of different people's exposure to head trauma, even her own. You may recognize yourself in one of these stories. She establishes a few chapters devoted to some of the symptoms of brain trauma (ie dizziness, headaches, fatigue, headaches, motor coordination, etc.). A few of the chapters she gives insights in what procedures/treatments to do to start recovery from such issues (changing diet, avoiding sensitive foods, specialists to see, supplements, etc.). She also provides great advice as far as coping mechanisms for the individual with MTBI I think this is an excellent book for people who...

Hi Dr Diane- Your book changed my life. My friend found it nearly 2 years after my injury and it was a Rosetta Stone for me, so I am finally thanking you. I have gone on to get better, speak and advocate, in Congress and elsewhere. I would like to speak with you about my next step in helping people with mTBI. I would also like to add you to my network.

Your book actually helped my brother understand that he also suffers from brain injury from several incidents. He had a total of 3 times that he hit his head and passed out, all occurring in the 70's or early 80's. Nobody really understood about head injuries back then and he was just labeled as a problem. Thanks for making your book detailed but still easy to understand, even for someone who has such a hard time comprehending the written word.

This is a great book for all people who have suffered a mild BI or for families of people with mild BI. Helps you better understand what the patient is going through.

Dear Terri and Brainmaster folks... Very clear , very understandable for anyone who reads it, well organized. A lot of diverse information that is highly pertinent to anyone with mTBI problems or anyone treating people with those problems. I found it to be excellent and very much worth the money. Diane has said on another list serve that there is an updated version coming out this fall and I plan to buy that one,too, then. I think she does a beautiful job of explaining a complex topic so that it is easily understandable to anyone who reads it. I spent many years trying to teach psychology and psychiatry residents at UTMB to write with her kind of clarity and simplicity. Very few of them even approached her level. There are a lot of people out there who have suffered concussions and their long lasting effects who can easily identify those effects in themselves such as decreases in their multitasking abilities. I am glad you mentioned the "Timeless" book--I'll look it up. If I get one good idea from a book, then I know I have more than gotten my money back.