Host: Gerry Brooks, MA, CCC, CBIST, Director of Brain Injury
Programs, Northeast Center for Special Care
Guest: Michael Paul Mason, Author, Brain
Injury Case Manager
Time: 26:21
Synopsis: A discussion of the new book Head Cases -
Stories of Brain Injury and Its Aftermath, with
author Michael Paul Mason.
Mr. Mason talks about what led him to write the
book. There is a frank discussion of the state
of brain injury rehabilitation in the US and
suggestions on how people could work to improve
that.
Mr. Mason speaks about his experiences at a military
hospital in Iraq and compares that to how medical
services are delivered to soldiers may have an affect
on treatment for the civilian population in the
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About
our Guest: A professional writer, Michael Paul Mason
has served as an editor for two literary publications, and
has appeared on several national media outlets, including
the Lehrer Newshour, CBS News, and NPR's Morning Edition.
Mason remains active as a lecturer and speaker.
Mason has also built a reputation for noteworthy journalism.
When Mason's article in DISCOVER Magazine, Dead
Men Walking appeared in mid-February of 2007, it
ignited a national debate about the treatment of brain
injured soldiers. Mason has since traveled to Iraq to report
on healthcare and humanitarian issues.
Mason's first book, Head Cases: Stories of Brain Injury and
Its Aftermath is an exploration into the harsh realities
endured by brain injury survivors.
Head Cases
the Book Website
Michael
Paul Mason Website
Where you can purchase Head Cases Stories of Brain Injury
and Its Aftermath:
Amazon.com
Barnes
& Noble
Powell's
Books
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