Preliminary concepts

Two group members, myself and Matt, are concentrating on helmets aimed
at the needs of patients experiencing traumatic brain injuries and craniectomies in particular. In the past weeks we have developed some rough concepts.

Some visuals of these are below (click for larger versions).

Please, leave comments or email on what you think of them, positive and negative alike. You won't hurt our feelings.

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ennis.jm(at)gmail.com

New interview

Last week we had another immensely valuable conversation, this time with a person who experiences a condition first-hand.

Dr. Sorenson Interview

Today we were privileged enough to talk to Dr. Rena Sorenson who works with children experiencing severe behaviors mostly related to autism. She covered many topics and shed light on every subject we touched upon. It was a completely insightful conversation.

Reports on Disorder

I know we decided to focus on Seizures, but I found a site that shows various conditions of different Epilepsy patients that are categorized by the age, diagnosis, treatment etc. It provides better understanding of there lives.
http://www.kidsepilepsy.com/

A kid with severe Epilepsy

I don't know why this website has this strange name, but this gave me a good insight.
http://embarrassingbodieskids.channel4.com/video/living-with/living-with-epilepsy/

Interesting Tech on Epilepsy

I just saw this and was intrigued by the device this child carries...
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/40907000/ns/today-today_health/

Google docs

I created a Google Docs folder for us to use and included:

Notes from week one (brainstorms and current group direction)
Rough Draft of Interview Guide
Contact Information

Let me know if you have trouble accessing- I've never made a group before!

-Marilyn