On the Air – Brain Injury Radio
Julie Kintz sits in for Donna O’Donnell Figurski
Mark Ittleman, MS CCC-SLP, speech & language pathologist
Due to a prior engagement, I was unable to host my show, Another Fork in the Road on the Brain Injury Radio Network on October 19, 2014. Fortunately for me and all my listeners, Julie Kintz of Quantum Leap stepped into her host shoes and interviewed a very interesting guest. Mark Ittleman, a speech and language pathologist, spoke of the many difficulties brain-injured survivors encounter after their injury. I will be back on November 2nd with Dr. David Figurski, (my spouse) who will give his perspective of his life as he conquers traumatic brain injury.
Mark explained his philosophy of therapy (it should be doable, interesting, and enjoyable), his methods (analysis, repetition, and modeling), and his strong desire to involve the caregiver (by his or her presence in the sessions, by learning from him, and by his writing simple-to-understand books – he’s working on one now). Mark cautioned survivors to get more than one prognosis because a prognosis is only a doctor’s opinion and because survivors are often more capable than people realize. Mark understands the power of the ability to communicate and suggested that survivors – even years after their trauma – can benefit from having a speech therapist.
If you missed the show, don’t fret. You can always listen to the archived show. I’ve included the link below.
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I hope you’ll tune in to my show, Another Fork in the Road, which airs the 1st and 3rd Sunday evenings of every month. The show starts at 5:00p Pacific Time and runs for 90 minutes. On the 2nd and 4th Sundays at 5:00p Pacific Time, Julie Kintz hosts Quantum Leap. When there is a fifth Sunday in a month, Julie and I will team up to cohost a show called Another Quantum Leap in the Road.
See you “On the Air!”
(Click the link below to listen to the show.)
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Comments on: "On the Air – Brain Injury Radio Julie Kintz Substitutes for Donna O’Donnell Figurski" (2)
I got to meet Mark Ittleman in Geiger Key, Fl. He was on tour for his new book, he signed it for me. Dam sorry I missed last night!!!! Moe SURVIVOR TBI/PTSD 9/19/09
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Monique Riley,
You are in luck. Even though you missed the live show, you can always listen to the archived show in On Demand on the Brain Injury Radio Network. Here’s the link. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/braininjuryradio/2014/10/20/another-fork-in-the-road-julie-kintz-steps-in-for-donna-odonnell-figurski
Thanks so much for reading my blog and commenting. I hope that you will enjoy the show.
Donna O’Donnell Figurski
survivingtraumaticbraininjury.com
donnaodonnellfigurski.wordpress.com
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