My Plan for Research

I will read. I plan to use health websites that have information about symptoms, treatments and recovery. I imagine that WebMD will be a place to start, but that I will also read more specifically on stroke prevention websites, concussion awareness/advocacy websites, and hospital or university websites that specialize in brain surgery and neuroscience.

I will interview. I want to interview members of my family who took care of my uncle in the hospital and are continuing to do so now that he is home. I want to interview my uncle about what he thinks about having to relearn his memory. I also hope to interview some of the experts that are helping him with therapy.

I will observe. I will go with my aunt to a family member support group and see if our experiences fit into the norm, or if there are other things that I should be researching. I will observe therapy sessions when I can to see how they are helping rebuild my uncle's thinking patterns. I will observe my uncle and how his reactions, questions and thinking may change over the course of the semester.