Question:
Anyone who has read Gordon's posts know that he is genuine and knowlegble about the brain, injury, and the law. He is also a spouse of a former caregiver. As a professional, that also makes a living dealing with injuries, I support Gordon. I think this group is discriminating enough to allow the continued free expression. If I was able to help anyone out and it turned into a professional referral, I hope this would be appropriate.

Answer: I am honored by all the kind things that have been said and embarrassed somewhat that I have become such the center of attention. I will try to contain my anger better in the future. Perhaps I too have had too many concussions.

The important thread in this may be what Diane said about the obligation that people who make a living in a field such as brain injury, have to give back to it. In that vein, I have recently added a whole new line of attack against defense neuropsychologist and neurologists. Does your profession have a standard, an ethic, that compells or implores you to do pro bono work? Do you subscribe to the propositionthat you should give something back? What is the Brain Injury Association? Do you agree with me that it is really the only organization directed at providing services and resources to the brain injured?

When I do go back to practice, which, I hope is in my future, I will once again do pro bono work, and I'm going to restrict it to TBI people. I'm going to advertise that I do this, this time, and every case I get that I can't personally service, I'm going to appeal to my professional colleagues to take. I also will advocate ,for those people, with lawyers and other professionals, in hopes they will provide the additional services to make each person's lives the best such services can help to provide. My family and I have learned to live on little, we'll do that when I work, and I'll still save, but the rest can go to those like me now, who don't have the wherewithal to ensure their future through the needed services of professionals.