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Scenario

When brain injury changes your spouse into someone else

My husband's personality completely changed after his traumatic brain injury and I feel like I'm married to a stranger, but people say I should be grateful he survived.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Traumatic brain injury can end the person you married while leaving their body behind, creating grief without death or permission to mourn.

Your guide for this
Mira
Mira works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Disenfranchised grief — when loss isn't recognized?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.