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How couples cope with invisible brain injury symptoms

My wife had a concussion four months ago and she's not the same person yet but everyone says she looks fine. We're both exhausted by having to explain her invisible symptoms and I don't think either of us knows how to ask for what we need.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Invisible suffering requires you both to become advocates in a world that doesn't see the struggle.

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