Assessing and Treating Youth Exposed to Traumatic Stress

On June 12, 1993 the author's 22-year-old son, Scott, was critically injured in a horrific car accident near Buena Vista, Colorado. He suffered a severe and debilitating traumatic brain injury. This is the true story of one family's journey through the months of coma, years of rehabilitation, as well as the legal and emotional turmoil in the aftermath of this terrible, life-altering event as told through the eyes of the victim's mother. As the family struggles to make sense of this tragedy, what life lessons were learned along the way? The author explains what she and the entire family have gained from their journey through the world of traumatic brain injury survivors.