title: Old warp, new weft: weaving a new life fabric after anoxia.
abstract: A young New Zealander reweaves a new life after a severe anoxic brain injury. His mother, a teacher, works from an educational perspective to construct an individualized lifestyle plan (ILP), implemented in the community by a team of support workers. This approach to learning is holistic and encompasses the physical, cognitive, emotional and spiritual dimensions of human healing. This article, part of the requirements for a Master's degree in Special Education, recounts part of the new journey, which is described in the language of capacity, achievement and love, rather than that of dysfunction, disability and disappointment.
authors.affiliation: School of Education, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Kelleher
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D004644:Emotions / Q000502:physiology; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D002534:Hypoxia, Brain / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D008606:Mental Processes / Q000502:physiology