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Brain Injury Patient Offers Message of Hope to Others "Hello, I have recently visited your website and would like to know what I need to do if I wanted to submit information about a success story..." Brain Injury Patient's Journey to Recovery Brings Music to Life Listening to Ted Brackett sing and play guitar, it's hard to imagine that 18 months ago he was in an acute care hospital fighting for his life. Eight Year Hiatus from Eating Ends for Stroke Patient A person swallows approximately 500 times per day. That morsel of information was not on Richard Slosberg's mind when he laid down for a nap in June of 1998. Nor could he imagine that he would not be able to eat for the next eight years because he couldn't swallow. Feathered Friends Help Amputee Walk Jane Sawyer wonders if she would be walking today were it not for her seven tropical birds and their words of encouragement. When she's not feeling well, her brood fusses and Scarlet yells "Come on Mom, step up!" > read more Multitrauma Patient Credits New England Rehab Physician and Wonder Women Jeannie Grant loves special days like holidays, birthdays and vacations. On December 29, 2003 she was driving to work, recalling pleasant memories of Christmas with her family, when she was blinded suddenly by the bright sunlight and veered into the path of an oncoming truck. > read more > NERHP shares a Christmas Card Update from Jeannie Spinal Cord Injury Patient's Changed Life Has Rewards Kevin Mullen loves the rush of acceleration when he hits the throttle on his ATV or snowmobile, but on May 7, 2004 the thrill he so enjoyed was the last thing he remembers before the accident. > read more Patient Makes Great Strides Thanks to Pulmonary Rehab Program During 2005, Ernie Simard rarely slept in his bed. His poor health, particularly COPD (chronic lung disease), gout, diabetic neuropathy, and morbid obesity caused him such discomfort and difficulty breathing that he could only sleep sitting up in his recliner. > read more New England Rehab Names Brain Injury Survivor Carole Starr New England Rehab Volunteer of the Year, 2006 Carole Starr loves teaching and music. An injury to her brain following a car accident threatened to take her passions from her... > read more Stroke Survivor Strives for Normalcy Therapy treatments and new technology available at New England Rehabilitation Hospital of Portland helps patients return to normal life. Outpatient Pulmonary Maintenance Program Hear what our patients have to say. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
