Body image is a subjective, complex concept involving many different perceptions. These assessments include: how you see yourself; how you feel about various aspects of your body (weight and shape for example); how you compare yourself to others; and how you think others see you....
By all accounts, exercise is one of the most essential interventions that can help a burn survivor regain what they lost prior to the injury, combat subsequent complications, and ensure a successful long-term recovery. It’s a way back to your “personal ground zero” -- the...
While everyone needs to take precautions in their home to prevent fires, it’s particularly important for those who may be more vulnerable, like seniors. Older adults have the greatest risk of being hurt or killed in a house fire. In 2014, older people aged over...
As the ancient Greek physician Hippocrates said, “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be they food.” Burn survivors would do well to take these sage words to heart since no injury requires as much nutritional support in the form of calories and protein as...
The celebration of love and romance on Valentine’s Day, every February 14, may be the only occasion most people celebrate in the second month of the new year. In many parts of the world, February is the longest, coldest, and hardest month of the year...
The tired cliché, “timing is everything in life” holds true for everyone in any situation. How and when the burn survivor should return to work is a major decision, and not one to be made solo or taken lightly. The familiar lament that “we spend...
After a burn injury, the survivor experiences a lot of loss on all levels of daily life he or she formerly took for granted. One of those is the loss of anonymity when going out in public to quickly run some routine errands such as...
The ancient art of storytelling is a lifeline in this challenging era of massive geopolitical upheaval. Hard to believe that this revered tool partnered contemporary social media, would be a vital means of cultural preservation to dwindling indigenous populations and global diasporas, struggling the keep...
The survivor of a burn injury bravely, but unwillingly, enters a complicated new world of physical, emotional, psychological and social distress. All of these areas are impossible to navigate alone. It is beneficial to seek legal help during the early stages of recovery to minimize...
Psychological trauma is an unfortunate and common occurrence after a burn injury. Trauma suffered by burn injury survivors often lurks far beneath physical disfigurement. Insidious and unseen, the attendant social and psychological consequences can often be more damaging than the burn injury itself. Understanding what...
Too often we hear that horrific news story about a family home that’s gone up in flames, with loved ones perishing in the blaze. The stark, charred remains of a family home once so full of life: meals, laundry, homework, consumes the big screen in...
Few situations are as traumatic for parents and families as a burn injury to a child. Helping the child transition from a hospital environment to a familiar home environment is both a delicate and challenging proposition. Chances are, all of you will run the gamut of...
