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Palm Beach Gardens, FL, United States, 2011/08/03 - A Neurosurgeon talks about how trauma to the head can affect the life of the survivor this week on 'Your Life After Trauma'. The survivor of multiple head injuries also weighs in and shares how she has forged her path to recovery - HealmyPTSD.com.
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Head injuries can affect a survivor long after the wound heals. This week on 'Your Life After Trauma' Dr. David Petruska, board certified neurosurgeon at St. Mary's Medical Center and Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, will be talking about ‘Trauma & Head Injuries’ from a medical perspective. The show will also feature Donna Raga, a survivor who will share her own journey from head injury to recovery. The show airs Thursday, August 4th at 7pm EST, on Seaview Radio (95.9AM/106.9FM/960AM) and streams online at healmyptsd.com/your-life-after-trauma. Call in with your questions: 877.960.9960.
According to Michele Rosenthal, host of ‘Your Life After Trauma’,"It’s common to have a head injury and ignore it. We’ve witnessed the deaths of actress Natasha Richardson and Oxyclean spokesman, Billy Mays, due to unattended injuries related to head injuries. With this show we’re seeking to highlight what happens during a head trauma and what survivors need to know in order to regain optimal health."
‘Your Life After Trauma’ brings weekly support and information to trauma survivors, plus their caregivers and healing professionals on Thursday nights from 7-8pm EST, on Seaview Radio (95.9AM/106.9FM/960AM) in southeast Florida (and streaming live online) (healmyptsd.com/your-life-after-trauma). Your Life After Trauma provides resources, inspiration, hope and specific actions to help anyone learn to formulate a recovery plan, access healing potential and apply personal strengths to post-trauma recovery.
Featuring expert and survivor guests focused on topics related to the experience of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and post-trauma life, ‘Your Life After Trauma’ future topics include:
• August 4th — ‘Trauma & Head Injuries’
• August 11th — ‘Transforming Traumatic Grief’
• August 25th — ‘Living a Life of Meaning’
• September 1st — ‘Trauma Anniversaries’
Each show features a professional and personal perspective, plus spontaneous call-ins so that listeners can ask their questions, talk to an expert, and receive personal recommendations around specific issues.
This week’s guests will be:
Dr. David Petruska is a board certified neurosurgeon at St. Mary's Medical Center and Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Petruska has practiced elective neurosurgery for 17 years. His specialties include surgical treatment of neurologic diseases of the spine, brain tumors, hydrocephalus, trauma, and cerebrovascular disease of the brain. Throughout his career, his highly respected private practice has included being an educator for a spine fellowship program and a neurosurgeon for America’s veterans. Dr. Petruska has also lectured and been published extensively.
Originally from S. California, Dr. Petruska earned his BS and medical degrees at the University of Southern California, with honors. His neurosurgical training was completed in 1992 at the highly regarded University of Louisville. Dr. Petruska and his wife Terri reside in Palm Beach Gardens.
Donna Raga survived four injuries to her brain in a span of just a few short years. As a result, it has affected her ability to teach and shaken her identity as a teacher. Donna is now on the path to redefining herself and finding a new path through life.
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder is a wholly treatable condition that results from a life-threatening experience in which the trauma survivor felt helpless. PTSD symptoms include insomnia, nightmares, flashbacks, emotional numbing, hyperarousal and hypervigilance.
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