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brain injury like this, there s a lot of focus on the brain to start with. so cognitive rehab, which can be everything from looking at flash cards and being able to say or communicate that you understand what that flash card is. there s behavioral therapy, and also just the emotional therapy, you know, this can sometimes lead to depression for example. there can be an element of post traumatic stress. but as you might imagine, a big component will be physical therapy, doing more of what you re talking about. her right leg, her right arm and the rest of her body, because she s been bedridden. swallowing therapy and speech therapy. she has a tracheotomy in her throat now. that can make it difficult for her to swallow when she gets that tube out. so she ll have to relearn how to swallow again. speech, for obvious reasons. she hasn t spoken for some time. coordinating the vocal cords, and coordinating all of those muscles in the throat, that s complicated, and someone has to go to rehab fo

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